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    Offerings matter : revisiting the Sabbath transgression in Nehemiah 13 and the so-called Sabbath reform. (2023)
    In:  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 47,4 (2023) 408-430
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    ISSN: 0309-0892
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2023
    Titel der Quelle: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Angaben zur Quelle: 47,4 (2023) 408-430
    Keywords: Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In the Bible ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Sabbath Biblical teaching
    Abstract: Recent interpretations of the Sabbath rest concept in the Hebrew Bible tend to highlight its humanitarian aspect. However, in this paper, I aim to nuance this claim by attending to a rarely discussed Sabbath text in Nehemiah 13. I will argue that the Sabbath rest motif in Nehemiah is less concerned about the humanitarian aspect than the temple’s maintenance while at the same time fulfilling the imperial tax obligation. The Sabbath rest motif supports Nehemiah’s demand for the temple’s communal funding through tithes and offerings. To support this argument, I begin by reviewing the discussion about the Achaemenid imperial rule over the Jerusalem temple and its tax obligation. Scholars differ on how significant the Jerusalem temple was for the imperial administration, but some sort of obligation to the empire is generally accepted. After that, I analyze how the Sabbath concept is manifested in Neh. 13.15–22 in relation to its literary contexts. Along with clearing the temple storeroom, maintaining temple resources, and restricting exogamy, the Sabbath concept facilitates the temple’s maintenance and the meeting of the imperial tax obligation.
    DOI: 10.1177/03090892231168663
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    Mountains shall drip sweet wine from the Temple : Joel's interpretation of the epilogue of Amos. (2023)
    In:  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 47,4 (2023) 473-489
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    ISSN: 0309-0892
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2023
    Titel der Quelle: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Angaben zur Quelle: 47,4 (2023) 473-489
    Keywords: Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In the Bible ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Bible. Relation to Amos ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Mountains in the Bible
    Abstract: ‏This essay argues that the parallels between the endings of Joel and Amos suggest that Joel has interpreted Amos, including the esoteric reference to “David’s Tent.” Both prophetic endings anticipate an era of fecundity with mountains dripping with sweet wine (עסיס‎), which is a rare term in the Hebrew Bible, occurring only five times. Both address the fate of Edom, and both point to the recipients of the respective oracles being secure in their land forever. In Joel, it is God’s presence within the temple that creates these realities, whereas in Amos 9.11, it is “David’s Tent.” This suggests that Joel has likely interpreted David’s Tent with references to “Zion,” “my holy hill,” “Jerusalem,” and “the house of the lord” (Joel 4.17–18 mt). These parallels are also worth considering, regardless of which order of the Book of the Twelve one adopts.
    DOI: 10.1177/03090892231170641
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    The Solomonic Temple of Josephus’ Antiquities. (2022)
    In:  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 47,1 (2022) 23-42
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    ISSN: 0309-0892
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2022
    Titel der Quelle: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Angaben zur Quelle: 47,1 (2022) 23-42
    Keywords: Josephus, Flavius. ; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In post-biblical literature ; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In the Bible ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
    Abstract: This introductory article aims to explicate certain aspects of Josephus’ recounting of the biblical story of the Solomonic Temple’s construction, attempting to understand the messages the author wanted to convey to his Roman audience and how the audience may have comprehended them. I will show that Josephus weaves a compelling story by making changes and adding details to the biblical account to further his intention to convince his readership of the antiquity of the Jerusalem Temple. He presents the opulence of the building, with its sumptuous furnishings and personnel designed to draw attention to the greatness of the Judean God and his worldwide dominion. Josephus also underlines the centrality and relevance of the Temple, not only for Judeans but for all nations, hoping thereby to generate sympathy in the Roman readers for the idea that the now-destroyed Temple should be rebuilt.
    DOI: 10.1177/03090892221116914
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    The house that built me : the "house of God" and its role in the construction of fear in Nehemiah 6.1–15. (2022)
    In:  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 46,3 (2022) 408-420
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    ISSN: 0309-0892
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2022
    Titel der Quelle: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Angaben zur Quelle: 46,3 (2022) 408-420
    Keywords: Nehemiah ; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In the Bible ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Oracles Biblical teaching ; God Biblical teaching ; Fear Biblical teaching ; Prophecy Biblical teaching
    Abstract: Nehemiah 6.1–15 abounds with questions: Why do Sanballat and Geshem insist — not once, but five times — that Nehemiah should meet them outside of Jerusalem? Why are we told that Shemaiah is ‘shut in at his house’, yet he demands to have a meeting in the temple? How does Nehemiah know that Shemaiah is a false prophet, such that ‘God had not sent him’ (6.12)? The present study is an attempt to answer these questions. The author suggests that the key to understand this passage lies in Ezra-Nehemiah’s understanding of the ‘house of God’. This article argues that in both meetings, the enemies of Nehemiah try to frighten Nehemiah outside and inside God’s house. The ‘house of God’ also plays an important role in Nehemiah’s response to his antagonists and how Nehemiah can discern the authenticity of Shemaiah’s oracle.
    DOI: 10.1177/03090892211061170
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    Blood manipulation in Hezekiah's re-inauguration of the Temple in Chronicles. (2022)
    In:  Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 46,4 (2022) 423-442
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    ISSN: 0309-0892
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2022
    Titel der Quelle: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Angaben zur Quelle: 46,4 (2022) 423-442
    Keywords: Hezekiah, Biblical teaching ; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) In the Bible ; Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Blood Biblical teaching ; Ritual in the Bible ; P document (Biblical criticism) ; Presence of God Biblical teaching
    Abstract: According to 2 Chronicles 29.20–24, Hezekiah’s re-inauguration of the temple involved a purification offering for all Israel in which the blood manipulation did not include the sevenfold sprinkling of blood in front of the veil (Lev. 4.17) or daubing blood on the horns of the incense altar (Lev. 4.18), as stated in the prescriptive text of P. This article proposes that the apparent inconsistency can be explained by examining the Chronicler’s conception of YHWH as cosmic God and global king. The location of the divine presence tends to be in heaven for the Chronicler rather than from within the tabernacle, as illustrated in P. The difference in perspective constitutes a decisive theological reason for the Chronicler’s particular depiction of the blood manipulation in Hezekiah’s re-inauguration of the temple.
    DOI: 10.1177/03090892221081155
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