Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
מגילות; מחקרים במגילות מדבר יהודה
Angaben zur Quelle:
טו (תשף-תשפא) 123-145
Keywords:
Habakkuk commentary Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Damascus document Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Prophets in post-biblical literature
Abstract:
This article offers a new perspective on two literary units from the Qumranpesher literature – 1QpHab 2:1–10 and CD 19:21–26 – which deal withcontroversies about the essence and reception of pesher. The purpose of thearticle is twofold: to examine the perception of the pesherists themselvesconcerning the essence of pesher, and to re-examine the pesher techniques and the classifications of the types of pesher as discussed in scholarlyresearch. A careful analysis of two pesher units – 1QpHab 2:1–10 (part ofa “continuous pesher”) and the literary unit of CD 19:21–26 (an “isolatedpesher”) – and the allusions to scriptures that are interwoven into them,reveals an interpretative method that concerns the very idea of pesher,which is similar to that of the thematic pesharim.In 1QpHab 2:1–10, the allusions to scripture that are intertwined into thepesher interpretation of Hab 1:5 (mainly Amos 3:7; Deut 18:18–19; and Jer31:30) clarify the role of the prophet in maintaining the covenant betweenthe people and God, and in warning against what is to come. These allusionsare related to the role of the Teacher of Righteousness as a creator of thepesharim and to the role of the pesharim in understanding the history ofIsrael as well as the community’s own reality. This small thematic pesher,embedded into the continuous pesher on Habakkuk, suggests that we shouldallow for more flexibility in the current classification of the types of pesharim.The pesher unit of CD 19:21–26 includes two textual focal points thatare anchored in scripture. The first one is an explicit pesher, interpretingDeut 32:33 along with allusions to additional phrases from Deut 32:28–29.The second is a pesher about the Builders of the Wall and Whitewashers ofthe Wall, who follow the Preacher of Lies (an implicit pesher interpretingEzek 13:10 and Mic 2:11). The link between these two textual centers isachieved through an allusion to Isa 44:18, where phrases common to bothDeut 32:28–29 and Ezek 13:10 can be found. This pesher unit revolvesaround the themes of understanding prophecy and the importance of themethod of pesher itself. The pesher exposes controversy about the meaningand significance of the events mentioned in the prophecies. It suggeststhat opponents of the Qumran community who do not pay heed to thepesher cannot understand their own reality and thus will be defeated bythe “chief of the kings of Greece.”A close examination of these units reveals the complexity and versatilityof the pesher method, where either explicit pesharim within a continuouspesher, or isolated pesharim within a non-pesher literary framework, areinterpreted by means of allusions to additional scriptures. These allusionsare essential to formulating the idea of the function of pesher, and are byno means mere literary ornaments. In other words, the allusions and theirimplicit pesher interpretations are an essential part of the construction ofthe pesher, no less than the explicit pesher itself.
Note:
With an English summary.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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