Mothers and their children as victims in war : Amos 1:13 against the background of the ancient near East
This article investigates a war atrocity mentioned in Amos 1:13, viz. "ripping open pregnant women." Twice the combination "ripping open pregnant women" appears in close proximity with "dashing in pieces the little ones" (2 Kgs 8:12; Hos 14:1). The latter topic is also...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SA ePublications
2016
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 100-115 |
| Further subjects: | B
Historical inquiry
B Literary Devices B Literary Analysis B War Atrocities B Amos |
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| Summary: | This article investigates a war atrocity mentioned in Amos 1:13, viz. "ripping open pregnant women." Twice the combination "ripping open pregnant women" appears in close proximity with "dashing in pieces the little ones" (2 Kgs 8:12; Hos 14:1). The latter topic is also occasionally referred to in other prophetic passages (Isa 13:16; Nah 3:10). After the presentation of comparable evidence from a variety of ANE literary genres, it is concluded that these types of literary to poi were not essentially meant to convey a historical truth. They were rather employed as rhetorical devices to amplify the seriousness of the given (war) scenario. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC187702 |