The Day of Yahweh in the Book of Amos: A Rhetorical Response to Ritual Expectation
'The Day of Yahweh' in Amos 5:18 is arguably the earliest biblical mention of this time of divine presence. In the prophet’s promise that it will be a dark day, he assumes the general expectation that it is a day of light, a positive occasion that suggests a ritual point of reference. It i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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Revue biblique
Year: 2010, Volume: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-38 |
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| Summary: | 'The Day of Yahweh' in Amos 5:18 is arguably the earliest biblical mention of this time of divine presence. In the prophet’s promise that it will be a dark day, he assumes the general expectation that it is a day of light, a positive occasion that suggests a ritual point of reference. It is proposed here that one logical association for ritual movement from darkness to light was the New Moon rite, known to have been prominent both in Israel and in the world of its neighbors.\n4207 Le «Jour de Yahweh», en Amos 5,18, est semble-t-il la plus ancienne mention de cette irruption de la présence divine. Si la promesse du prophète est qu’il sera un jour de ténèbres, c’est qu’il suppose par contraste que l’attente générale était celle d’un jour de lumière, une occasion positive que suggère un référent rituel. Nous proposons le rituel de la nouvelle lune comme contexte logique pour le passage de l’obscurité vers la lumière, – rite connu pour avoir été important aussi bien en Israël que chez ses voisins.\n4207 \n4207 |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RBI.117.1.3206413 |