Punning in Odd or Elegant Constructions in Jeremiah

The Convergence of Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Textuality in the Hebrew Text of Jeremiah
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-16-163198-6
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 683 g

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe

Ancient Near Eastern scribes from Egypt to Mesopotamia, including Israelite scribes of the Hebrew Bible, create infelicitous or symmetric elements in their textual production. By their form, these elements communicate beyond the textual and semantic levels for rhetorical and literary purposes. "Meta-textual semantics" is a widespread scribal device in the ancient world, and ancient audiences and exegetes (e.g., rabbinic, medieval Jewish and Christian exegetes, and Masoretes) properly appreciated it, but it is underappreciated in modern interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. Using Prov 1:1-7 as a paradigm, Josiah D. Peeler explores elements in Hebrew Jeremiah usually considered secondary because of their odd or well-formed nature, to demonstrate that they exemplify a contextual theme.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peeler, Josiah D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Peeler, Josiah D.
Born 1986; 2017 MA in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies (Abilene Christian University); 2018 MSt in Classical Hebrew Studies (University of Oxford); 2022 PhD in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies (University of Edinburgh); Assistant professor of Biblical Studies and Languages at Mid-Atlantic Christian University.