Language:
French
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Studies in Religion
Angaben zur Quelle:
48,1 (2019) 3-23
Keywords:
Maccabees, 2nd Criticism, Form
;
Maccabees, 2nd Relation to Deuteronomy
;
Intertextuality
Abstract:
The Second Book of the Maccabees (2 M) is a deuterocanonical text written in Greek around the 2nd century BD, which is more often compared with Hellenistic than Biblical sources. However, some studies suggest a certain familiarity with some Old Testament books, rather unusual until quite recently. This article proposes a narratological analysis that goes in this direction and shows that the quinary structure refers more particularly to a deuteronomistic scheme. The position of the 7th chapter, in which the martyrdom of a mother and her seven sons is related, constitutes the major reversal of the narrative. Following a presentation of the delimitations of the text, of the central place occupied by the 7th chapter and the structure of 2 M, the schematic and theological links between 2 M and Deuteronomy are then highlighted.
DOI:
10.1177/0008429818796803
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