{"title":"False Prophets in the Book of Jeremiah: Did They All Prophesy and Speak Falsehood?","authors":"Francesco Arena","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1807104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1807104","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Scholars have often considered the conflict between Jeremiah and the other prophets in the book as fundamental traits of his prophetic career and biographical accounts of the life of Jeremiah. This article defends an alternative view: prophetic conflicts in Jeremiah are literary creations produced by later redactors to strengthen Jeremiah’s status of true prophet of Yhwh, as it appears clear in addressing the clash between Jeremiah and some of other prophets in the book: Passhur, Ahab, Zedekiah and Shemaiah. In fact, none of these characters was originally a prophet nor was he connected to any prophetic activities. It was the work of later redactors that turned these characters into prophets of falsehood, in so reinforcing Jeremiah’s prophetic prerogatives in comparison.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"187 - 200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1807104","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42192147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Timo Veijola’s Finnish Publications and Their Influence","authors":"M. Marttila","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801904","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Timo Veijola (1947-2005) is internationally well known because of his numerous studies on Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic History. Less known, however, are his contributions to biblical studies that he wrote in his native language Finnish. This article aims to shed light on this part of Veijola’s publications. A characteristic feature in Veijola’s Finnish publications is his endeavor to address his essays to a wider audience, not just for professional biblical scholars. This leads to topics and emphases that sometimes differ from his international studies. For instance, Veijola often examines the reception history of biblical passages in his Finnish essays. Furthermore, he pays attention to the hermeneutics and underlines repeatedly the significance of the Old Testament in the modern world. Veijola was famous for his interest in environmental issues. Due to his own personal experience Veijola attempts to explain to his Finnish readers what depression means as a biblical and present-day phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"1 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801904","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45596636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Jeroboam II in Transjordan","authors":"I. Finkelstein","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801910","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Archaeological finds and biblical references indicate that in the early 8th century BCE, the time of Jeroboam II, the Northern Kingdom expanded in the south as far as Kuntillet Ajrud in northeast Sinai and in the northeast to the Irbid Plateau and the southern Bashan. This seems to demonstrate Israel’s interest in dominating the two branches of the Arabian trade routes—the Darb el-Ghazza in Sinai and the King’s Highway in Transjordan. Against this background, I discuss the possibility that Israel also extended its rule or domination to Edom and to other sectors of Transjordan.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"19 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801910","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42056693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role","authors":"Ingrid Hjelm","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801949","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"157 - 159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801949","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43775098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Literary Grammar: The Grammaticalization of the Hebrew Wayyiqṭol in Typological Comparison with the Classical Japanese Kakari-Musubi, the Old Irish Dependent Conjugation, and the Tocharian Gendered 1st Person Singular Pronoun","authors":"O. Wikander","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801940","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this article, the grammaticalization and narrative use of the Hebrew wayyiqṭol form is discussed in typological comparison with three phenomena from non-Semitic (and, indeed, non-Afro-Asiatic) languages: the so-called Kakari-musubi of Classical Japanese, the dependent conjugation of Old Irish, and the masculine/feminine distinction of the first person singular pronoun of East Tocharian. These comparisons are used to illustrate relations between particles and forms in grammaticalization, the rise of particleinduced morphological variation, and the social role of grammaticalization phenomena, thus providing new clues for the understanding of the rise of the wayyiqṭol as a grammaticalized form going back to the social situation of telling epic, narrative stories.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"89 - 107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49327487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Samuel-Kings as a Mirror for Princes: Parental Education and Judean Royal Families","authors":"Stuart Lasine","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801933","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT King James VI recommended that his son examine “especially the bookes of the Kings and Chronicles,…there shall yee see your selfe, as in a myrrour.” While some biblical texts have been described as “mirrors for princes,” this genre label has not been applied to Samuel-Kings. This paper asks what kind of Fürstenspiegel these books would make. Two patterns stand out. First, fathers from Eli to Solomon fail to pass on their supposed arete to their sons and end up supporting a substitute son-figure. Second, in 2 Kings 16-23 rule alternates between good and evil fathers and sons. Why do the seemingly virtuous monarchs fail to educate their sons as Deuteronomy dictates? This question is addressed with special attention to Ahaz and his son Hezekiah.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"74 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801933","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43238297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lamenting Loss: A New Understanding of Trauma in Lam 1","authors":"Jeremiah W. Cataldo","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801927","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article experiments with the applicability of modern trauma studies in applied interpretations of Lamentations. Using theories from Kai Erickson, Cathy Caruth, Ruth Leys, and more, this work will propose that Lamentations as a literary creation in response to trauma assumes the existence of its community beyond the trauma in which it was born.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"51 - 73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801927","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48886739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Military Coups in Ancient Israel and Their Implications for Conceptions of YHWH’s Divine Army","authors":"C. Quine","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801916","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Military officers who posed a threat to the kings of Israel are readily found throughout the biblical texts. Although officers were often loyal servants who fought battles on behalf of their kings, they could also prove dangerous adversaries if the tide of opinion turned against the monarchs. In this light, it is interesting that YHWH’s divine army never mentions any generals or ranks; despite its innumerable numbers, YHWH had sole command. This paper explores whether this portrayal of YHWH’s divine army was a natural consequence of the authors’ focus on YHWH, or whether it was influenced by an awareness of the threat that military commanders could pose toward their kings.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"30 - 42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801916","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46887387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How did “Minimalists” Change Recent Biblical Scholarship?","authors":"Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1805208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1805208","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The paper aims to highlight the problem of methodologies used in historical reconstruction within Biblical studies. The so-called “minimalists” have called for change in the methodology used in Biblical studies, and in historical reconstruction in particular, for the last three decades. The issue is illustrated by two cases where extra-biblical sources allow for radical shift in the interpretation. As a counterpart, the two cases from current biblical studies are recalled, as the examples for scholarship accepting traditional reasoning and opinio communis without profound verification. The conclusion leads to the opinion that the methodological shift advocated by the “Minimalists” did not take place, and is not widely accepted.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"43 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1805208","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42258973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abraham versus Abraham: The Real Story Behind the Story of the Sacrifice of Isaac","authors":"Y. Mazor","doi":"10.1080/09018328.2020.1801948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801948","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The innovative, even provocative, scholarly nature of this article consists of its “mission” to contest all previously known interpretations of the Biblical story of the sacrifice (korban, aqeda/binding) of Isaac. Accordingly, this article plausibly proves that as a matter of fact, there is not only one Abraham in this “aqeda” story, but rather two conflicting, contradicting Abrahams: one is the pious believer who is always in haste to obey God's atrocious command, and one is the devoted, loving father who invests all his efforts to disregard God's atrocious command, or at least to delay, as much as he can, its execution. All the above is feasibly displayed in a non verbal fashion, but rather by the actions (or lack of actions) of the two conflicting Abrahams .The way to tell the difference between Abraham the pious believer and Abraham the devoted, loving father, is to decipher insight-fully the nature of their actions, or the nature of their avoiding executing actions . What they do, and what they don’t do, is a mirror that reflects their contradictory characteristics and attitudes to both God and Isaac. Hence, only a careful, penetrating reading can unearth what was concealed until now: not one Abraham, but rather two contradictory Abrahams, act in this story. This is the real story of the sacrifice (almost sacrifice) of Isaac : the story that has not been told so far.","PeriodicalId":42456,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament","volume":"34 1","pages":"125 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801948","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43613566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}