The Woman from Tekoa (2 Sam. 14) and the Character of Judicial Wisdom in Ancient Israel

IF 0.3 2区哲学 0 RELIGION

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.1177/03090892231170645

Dylan R. Johnson

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Abstract

Through the lens of comparative legal history, this study re-examines the story of the Wise Woman of Tekoa (2 Sam. 14.2–24) as a narrativized legal petition—an ancient Near Eastern epistolary sub-genre known from cuneiform and alphabetic inscriptions. This brief juridical parable offers a unique account of justice and adjudication largely independent of its ideological depiction in the Pentateuchal law codes, making it a critical text in the study of biblical law. In particular, it evokes two distinct forms of judicial wisdom in the context of legal self-help and royal adjudication. By comparing and contrasting this parable with other texts dealing with similar themes, I outline the diverse ways biblical writers explained the intersections of law, wisdom, and justice.

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提哥亚妇人(撒下14)与古以色列司法智慧的特征

通过比较法律史的视角，本研究重新审视了提哥亚女智者的故事(撒母耳记下14.2-24)，将其作为一种叙事化的法律请愿书——一种古老的近东书信亚体裁，以楔形文字和字母铭文著称。这个简短的司法寓言提供了一个独特的正义和裁决的描述，很大程度上独立于其在五经法典中的意识形态描述，使其成为圣经法律研究的重要文本。特别是，它唤起了两种不同形式的司法智慧在法律自救和皇家裁决的背景下。通过将这个比喻与其他处理类似主题的经文进行比较和对比，我概述了圣经作者解释律法、智慧和正义相交的不同方式。

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Journal for the Study of the Old Testament RELIGION-

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