Papers by Anselm C Hagedorn
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2015
The volume under review comprises fourteen articles by scholars from different fields of ancient ... more The volume under review comprises fourteen articles by scholars from different fields of ancient studies encompassing Hebrew Bible, ancient Greece, the ancient Near East, Qumran, Elephantine, the Nabataeans, and the early Arab world. The introduction by the editors of the volume outlines the topic, structure and aims All use subject to University of Chicago Press Terms and Conditions (https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/t-and-c).
ZAR 16, 2010
Ancient Crete provides us with a remarkable set of laws of which the oldest written statutes date... more Ancient Crete provides us with a remarkable set of laws of which the oldest written statutes date back to late 7 th century B.C.E. 1 In contrast to ancient Athens, writing down the law in Crete did not lead to the development of a democratic society so that Crete represents an alternative to the legal culture of Athens. 2 It is further noteworthy that we have almost no other epigraphical evidence from Crete apart from laws and this suggests an importance of written law for its society. 3 Here, the most * This article originated as a presentation to the Biblical Law Group during the 2007 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. I would like to thank its convener Bruce Wells and all the participants for valuable feedback and comments. Unless otherwise stated all English translations from Greek literary texts are taken from the Loeb Classical Library. The following abbreviations of Greek epigraphical material are used:
Vetus Testamentum, 2007
Th e article investigates the role of foreigners in biblical and Greek prophecy and shows how wor... more Th e article investigates the role of foreigners in biblical and Greek prophecy and shows how words against foreigners or foreign people are used to reaffirm one's own (i.e Israelite or Greek) ethnicity or group identity. Oracles against foreigners have to be located in the context of (imagined or actual) war and tend to imply salvation for the group who hears these words. Here, a few short characterizations of the foreigners are used that tend to evoke stereotypical images. Whether the knowledge of the other is historically accurate or based on concrete encounters is, however, not important for the authors of such words since the salvation of the own group is the determining feature.
This essay surveys the attitudes towards gentiles/foreign nations in constructions of the "other"... more This essay surveys the attitudes towards gentiles/foreign nations in constructions of the "other" in the Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, and examines how the biblical trajectories are continued and reshaped in the corresponding pesharim from Qumran. The development of the biblical texts is examined from historical, literary, and theological perspectives. Thus, for example, the concrete historical encounter with Assyria shaped the original prophecies of the last three pre-exilic prophets (Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah), while later redactional layers transform these texts by incorporating the experience of the Babylonian conquest. Literarily and theologically, the initial texts focus upon individual judgement against a concrete people, and the divine salvation of Israel from this threat. In the Persian period, there is an initial expansion of the focus to universal judgment, highlighting the special status of Israel vis-à-vis other nations. This is followed by a narrowing of the group selected for salvation, so that only the righteous of Judah will survive the final judgment. In the pesharim, there is further narrowing of the discourse of alterity for internal identity formation, as the biblical prophecies against foreign enemies are applied to the group's contemporary antagonists, * We would like to thank R. G. Kratz and M. Popović for giving us the opportunity to cooperate on the subject as well as for their helpful suggestions while writing the article. Also thanks should go to the anonymous reviewers from DSD whose comments helped to sharpen the argument, and to M. J. Bernstein and N. Sharon for their responses to earlier drafts. All remaining shortcomings are of course our own.
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. III: From Modernism to Post-Modernism. Part II: The Twentieth Century - From Modernism to Post-Modernism, 2014
Methodological Foundations - Redactional Processes - Historical Insights, 2000
Let us Go up to Zion, 2000
Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2015
Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2015
Biblical Theology Bulletin a Journal of Bible and Theology, 2007
... Jealousy and Desire at Night 209 In a similar vein, Qpheleth (10: 20) urges his reader to be ... more ... Jealousy and Desire at Night 209 In a similar vein, Qpheleth (10: 20) urges his reader to be careful what one says in the bedroom (~ Hrn), ie in'privacy'since even here it is possible to be overheard: ■ nprrriK jbv d" oiot «yiu" a-cwa bbprrbx All ... [The celebrated Niko promised to ...
Dead Sea Discoveries, 2013
Biblical Theology Bulletin: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 2008
Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 2010
ο δω τ τοι δο λειον πιπρωπει ε σορ ασ αι ε δο« κα µωγε ο« βασιλ ι γ ρ νδρ οικα« Homer, Das Hoheli... more ο δω τ τοι δο λειον πιπρωπει ε σορ ασ αι ε δο« κα µωγε ο« βασιλ ι γ ρ νδρ οικα« Homer, Das Hohelied musste in den letzten Jahren viel erdulden. Wohl kaum ein biblisches Buch kann von sich behaupten, dass es sowohl als Handbuch für die heilige Institution der Ehe als auch als Drehbuch für einen Pornofilm benutzt werden kann. 1 Die Bandbreite der interpretatorischen Ansätze zeigt in erster Linie die Verlegenheit der Exegeten im Umgang mit diesem gänzlich unbiblischen biblischen Buch. Gleichzeitig muss man in der exegetischen Literatur gar nicht lange lesen, um zu erkennen, aus welcher (theologischen) Ecke der Verfasser kommt. Vielen Studien ist anzumerken, welche großen Probleme Autoren damit haben, dass ein Buch der Bibel ungeniert und ungezwungen die körperliche Liebe zwischen Mann und Frau besingt. 2 Dort, wo diese Liebe bereits theologisch gedeu-
Journal for The Study of The Old Testament, 2000
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