Messaging Brothers in Distant Lands: Biblical Texts in Light of Judean, Samarian and Diaspora Target Audiences
The discussion of the social context of a composition represents an attempt to go beyond historical-critical considerations, and to consider the social location of those who composed the text, the issues arising from within their particular social circle and the historical situation that motivated t...
| Subtitles: | Supplement: Mass Deportations - To and From the Levant during the Age of Empires in the Ancient Near East |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2022, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Pages: 204-223 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Law
/ Altars
/ Diaspora (Religion)
/ Judaism
/ Ethnicity
/ Holiness (motif)
/ Decalog
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The discussion of the social context of a composition represents an attempt to go beyond historical-critical considerations, and to consider the social location of those who composed the text, the issues arising from within their particular social circle and the historical situation that motivated their composition, as well as the interests and situation of a receiving audience. While the bulk of Biblical literature exhibits a pronounced Judean orientation, some texts seem to address multiple audiences including Diaspora communities. This paper will discuss criteria for uncovering the social and historical location of target audiences, and will investigate the Diaspora orientation of various Biblical texts that might have been conceived as a means to maintaining ethnic ties with Diaspora communities. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2022-0018 |