“No One Will Say Anymore: The Ark of the Covenant of YHWH.”: Jeremiah 3:16 and Its Significance for the Tradition of the Ark of the Covenant
The statement in Jer 3:16-17 about the loss of the Ark of the Covenant and the assertion that there is no further need to think about it is unique in the prophetic texts. Its significance, however, is not the result of this uniqueness, but pf the contents contained in it. The article compares the st...
| Subtitles: | "Nikt nie będzie już mówił: Arka Przymierza JHWH"$dJer 3,16 i jego znaczenie dla tradycji o Arce Przymierze$hJanusz Lemański |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2025
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| In: |
Verbum vitae
Year: 2025, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 1209-1222 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jeremia 3,16
/ Bible. Jeremia 3,17
/ Ark of Noah
/ Divine covenant
/ Bible. Jeremia 3,14-18
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism KAA Church history TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Ark of the Covenant
B the universal kingdom of God B Jeremiah B Eschatology |
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| Summary: | The statement in Jer 3:16-17 about the loss of the Ark of the Covenant and the assertion that there is no further need to think about it is unique in the prophetic texts. Its significance, however, is not the result of this uniqueness, but pf the contents contained in it. The article compares the statistical interest in Ark in various theological circles from the times of the Old Testament. This data, along with an analysis of the potential roles assigned to the Ark, revealed a process in which it gradually lost its significance. The analysis of the potential historical circumstances allowed us to conclude that the statement of the prophet Jeremiah does not provide any information about how and when the Ak was lost. Diachronic analysis allows us to classify it as an editorial addition from the late period after the Babylonian exile. As such, it contains information about a significant change in Old Testament covenant theology. In the spirit of the post-exilc tradition of patriarchal promises, to the current vision of return of the diaspora and the renewal of the Kingdom of Israel (Jer 3:14-15, 18), there is now added the announcement of the pilgrimage of the nations to Zion and the inauguration of the universal Kingdom of God on earth. |
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| ISSN: | 2451-280X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum vitae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.31743/vv.19099 |
