‘I Am Against You’: Yahweh’s Judgement on the Nations and its Ancient Near Eastern Context
‘I am against you’ is a phrase that occurs several times in the Old Testament in relation to Yahweh’s judgement on the nations. Both Nineveh and Babylon, the respective capitals of the two great superpowers of the day, are so addressed (Nah. 2:13; 3:5; Jer. 50:31; 51:25). Yet what does that mean aga...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2003
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Tyndale bulletin
Год: 2003, Том: 54, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 149-160 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Ancient Near East
B nahum B Prophets B Old Testament B jeremiah |
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| Итог: | ‘I am against you’ is a phrase that occurs several times in the Old Testament in relation to Yahweh’s judgement on the nations. Both Nineveh and Babylon, the respective capitals of the two great superpowers of the day, are so addressed (Nah. 2:13; 3:5; Jer. 50:31; 51:25). Yet what does that mean against the wider background of Ancient Near Eastern literature? This paper examines the issues raised by this statement and the possible theological implications its usage has for pre-exilic Israelite religion. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.30257 |
