Language:
French
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Revue Biblique
Angaben zur Quelle:
127,3 (2020) 321-337
Keywords:
Wisdom literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Inscriptions, Hebrew
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Uza Site (Galilee, Israel) Antiquities
Abstract:
Digitized photos of the Inscription 1 of Ḥorvat 'Uza allow an entirely new reading of this literary document. It is the oldest pre-exilic Hebrew wisdom text, probably contemporaneous with king Josiah’s religious reform. The author’s advices rely on the reading of the Law: to use properly one’s tongue to glorify Yhwh while waiting for his judgment; to bring offerings for one’s own and kingdom’s well being; to rejoice oneself on Sabbaths by dancing and singing; to control one’s thoughts and desires for a just judgment; and finally, to live peacefully one’s life until its end in a tomb on earth, yet without any hope for life beyond this one.
DOI:
10.2143/RBI.127.3.3287964
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