Language:
English
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Angaben zur Quelle:
2 (1998-1999)
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, Narrative
;
Bible as literature
;
Egypt History To 332 B.C.
Abstract:
This article presents a paradigm example of confused language in an ancient Near Eastern literary text, the Egyptian tale of "The Shipwrecked Sailor." It explains the pertinent passage as a clever literary device in which confused and irregular syntax is utilized to portray the confusion that characterized the moment of the shipwreck. It then proceeds to treat seven biblical passages where similarly confused language is invoked to portray confusion, excitement, or bewilderment. Two of these passages have been treated previously in the secondary literature: 1 Sam 9:12-13 and Ruth 2:7. The five new treatments concern Gen 37:28, Gen 37:30, Judg 18:14-20, 1 Sam 14:21, and 1 Sam 17:38.
Note:
Confused language as a literary device in the ancient Egyptian "The Shipwrecked Sailor" and in seven Old Testament passages.
DOI:
10.5508/jhs.1999.v2.a6
URL:
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