Ben Sira's Hebrew Portrait of Elijah in Its Context (Sirach 47:23–48:15)
Within Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors, the poem on Elijah occurs in a section presenting the history of the northern kingdom (Sir 47:23-48:15d), for which a Hebrew text survives in Cairo Genizah MS B. Comparing Ben Sira's Hebrew portrait of Elijah with the characters of both Moses and...
| Published in: | The catholic biblical quarterly |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2022
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| In: |
The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Elija
/ Elisha
/ Hebrew language
/ Poetics
/ Moses
/ Bible
/ Allusion
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
biblical allusion
B Bibel. Jesus Sirach, 47,23-48,15d B Hebrew Poetry B Ben Sira B Elisha B Elijah B Moses |
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| Summary: | Within Ben Sira's Praise of the Ancestors, the poem on Elijah occurs in a section presenting the history of the northern kingdom (Sir 47:23-48:15d), for which a Hebrew text survives in Cairo Genizah MS B. Comparing Ben Sira's Hebrew portrait of Elijah with the characters of both Moses and Samuel discloses a process of nascent canonical assimilation. Ben Sira's poetic section also exhibits selected Hebrew echoes of Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, the prophetic books (such as Malachi), Psalms, and Proverbs. In addition, this section exploits Hebrew poetic techniques: inclusio, simile, antithesis, repetition, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, wordplay, apostrophe, and numerical patterning. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2022.0131 |