The Ethical Obligation to Disrupt: Facing the Bloody City in Nah 3:1-7

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Old Testament essays Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.17159/2312-3621/2021/v34n3a10

L. Juliana, Claassens University

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ABSTRACT In Nah 3:1, the Assyrian capital Nineveh is called "city of bloodshed." Nineveh is indeed "a bloody city," filled with the blood of the numerous dead bodies associated with the fall of the city. However, as also in the case of a similar portrayal of the city of Jerusalem in Ezek 22:2, Nineveh is depicted as a female entity, hence suggesting that one may also read these poetic texts as invoking the image of a bleeding, menstruating city with all the connotations of not only ritual impurity but also moral guilt associated with this portrayal of sexual perversion or pollution (cf. Lev 18:19; 20:18). In this regard, it is significant that Nineveh in Nah 3:4 is called "a whore " - a derogatory slur that often is used to denote those who are " other" or foreign. The article will explore the ethical implications of disruption as a reading strategy that is particularly important when reading the prophetic traditions through the lens of gender, postcolonial and queer biblical interpretation. Keywords: Nah 3, Ezek 22, Feminist Biblical Interpretation, Disgust, Sexual Pollution, Sexual Perversion, Gender-based Violence

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破坏的伦理义务:面对拿拿书3:1-7中的血腥之城

在拿书3:1中，亚述的首都尼尼微被称为“流血之城”。尼尼微确实是一个“血腥的城市”，充满了与城市沦陷有关的无数尸体的鲜血。然而，正如以西结书22:2中对耶路撒冷城的类似描绘一样，尼尼微被描绘成一个女性实体，因此，人们也可以将这些诗歌文本解读为一个流血的、月经来经的城市的形象，它不仅包含了仪式上的不洁，而且还包含了道德上的内疚，这些都与性扭曲或污染的描绘有关(参见利未记18:19;18)。在这方面，尼尼微在拿3:4中被称为“妓女”是很重要的，这是一个贬义的诽谤，经常用来指那些“其他”或外国人。本文将探讨破坏的伦理含义，作为一种阅读策略，这在通过性别、后殖民和酷儿圣经解释的视角阅读先知传统时尤为重要。关键词:Nah 3, Ezek 22，女权主义圣经解释，厌恶，性污染，性变态，性别暴力

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Old Testament essays Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies

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期刊介绍： Old Testament Essays functions as a vehicle which publishes Old Testament research from various points of view. Its primary aim is to regulate and propagate the study of the Old Testament in Africa. Various fields related to the study of the Old Testament are covered: philological / linguistic studies, historical critical studies, archaeological studies, socio-historical studies, literary studies and rhetorical studies.