On Comparisons with Ancient Greek Traditions: Lessons from the Mid-Century
In the twentieth century, at two crucial instances, comparisons with ancient Greek traditions played an important role in forwarding the argument in favor of the early origins of the pentateuchal narrative: Martin Noth’s "amphictyonic hypothesis" and Frank Moore Cross’s account of the Isra...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
2023
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Pages: 1-30 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amphictyony
/ Mythology
/ Greece (Antiquity)
/ Epic
/ Tribal society
/ Biblical epic
/ Hebrew language
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IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible
B Epic B Parallelomania B Greek Mythology B Amphictyony |
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Summary: | In the twentieth century, at two crucial instances, comparisons with ancient Greek traditions played an important role in forwarding the argument in favor of the early origins of the pentateuchal narrative: Martin Noth’s "amphictyonic hypothesis" and Frank Moore Cross’s account of the Israelite "epic." This article argues that success of these arguments owes to a hidden "parallelomania" at work in the mid-century, which successfully made the evidence of ancient Greek phenomena seem like something that it was not in service to desirable arguments. Finally, it explores how contemporary approaches can avoid repeating past mistakes. |
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ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs29633 |