Language:
German
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Revue Biblique
Angaben zur Quelle:
130,1 (2023) 12-40
Keywords:
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Assyria In the Bible
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Egypt In the Bible
Abstract:
On several instances, the Book of Hosea mentions Assyria and Egypt. While Assyria refers to the political power of the 8th cent. BCE, Egypt is mentioned both as political power and a mythological entity. This article focusses on the references to Egypt and points out that the earliest stage of the book refers to Egypt as the place of the first encounter between YHWH and Israel without any notice of the exodus as tradition of deliverance from slavery. As this is crucial for the argument in Hos 12:1-13:8, the conclusion has to be drawn that the earliest book did not have any notion of this specific event. This fits well into the iconographic evidence and latest models for the dating of the exodus story.
DOI:
10.2143/RBI.130.1.3291383
URL:
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