Pakkala God’s Word Omitted

Omissions in the Transmission of the Hebrew Bible
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-647-53611-8
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 251, 418 Seiten

Reihe: Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments

The book investigates omissions in the textual transmission of the Hebrew scriptures. Literary criticism (Literarkritik) commonly assumes that later editors only expanded the older text; omissions would not have taken place. This axiom is implied in analyses and introductions to the methodology. The book investigates the validity of the axiom. After a review of literature, books of methodology, and past research, texts from different parts of the Hebrew Bible are discussed with this aim in view. The investigated texts consist of examples which preserve documented evidence about editorial changes. Passages with variant editions are compared in order to understand omissions as an editorial technique. The comparison of variant witnesses includes, for example, passages where the Greek and Hebrew versions differ and cases where parallel passages differ (e.g., Chronicles in relation to Kings, the Temple Scroll in relation the Pentateuch). Example texts have been taken from the Pentateuch, Samuel, Kings, Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther, Jubilees, etc.The investigation shows that omissions took place in part of the transmission of the Hebrew scriptures. Although omissions were clearly less common than additions, the conclusion challenges the axiom of literary criticism. Rejecting the conventional implementation of the methodology, the book provides a new model for understanding the transmission of the Hebrew scriptures that integrates omissions as a possible editorial technique.

Dr Juha Pakkala is EURYI-researcher at the University of Helsinki.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pakkala, Juha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover
;1
2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Body;10
6;Acknowledgements;10
7;Omissions the Hebrew Bible?;12
7.1;Traditional Conceptions in Biblical Studies;17
7.2;Earlier Research;26
7.3;Other Approaches Share the Same Conceptions;35
7.4;Implementation of Literary Criticism;38
7.5;Text-Critical Scholarship;41
7.6;Omissions in the New Testament;45
7.7;The Evidence of the Dead Sea Scrolls;47
7.8;The Epic of Gilgamesh as a Witness to Editorial Processes;55
7.9;Assyrian Annals;59
7.10;Challenges to Literary Criticism;64
7.11;What is Authoritative Scripture?;73
7.11.1;Claimed and Acknowledged Authority;75
7.11.2;Types of Authoritativeness of Scripture;80
7.11.3;Geographical, Social and Other Differences;82
7.11.4;Various Levels of Authoritativeness;83
7.11.5;Changed Authoritativeness;85
7.11.6;Authoritative Texts: Discussion;86
7.12;Methodological Clarifications;88
7.13;Summary;89
8;Conservative Editorial Processes in the Samaritan Pentateuch;94
8.1;Expansions in the Samaritan Pentateuch;95
8.2;Small Omission, Large Impact—The Location of Sacrifices;98
8.3;The Place of Sacrifice—Gerizim or Ebal?;100
8.4;An Addition That Resulted in an Omission;102
8.5;An Omission of One Letter—Many Gods Omitted;102
8.6;Summary;103
9;The Conservative Editorial Processes in the Book of Jeremiah;104
9.1;Several Additions in the MT of Jer 25:1–14;105
9.2;An Omission in Jer 32:5/Jer 39:5 LXX;113
9.3;Summary;117
10;The Development of Laws in the Pentateuch;118
10.1;Deuteronomy and the Covenant Code;119
10.2;The Use of the Older Laws as Sources for Deuteronomy;126
10.2.1;Violated Virgins;130
10.2.2;On the Right Conduct in Court;132
10.3;Discussion: The Covenant Code and Deuteronomy;133
10.4;Deuteronomy and the Holiness Code (Lev 17–26);135
10.4.1;The Festival of Weeks;140
10.4.2;The Festival of Booths;143
10.5;Discussion: Deuteronomy and the Holiness Code;144
10.6;The Development of the Passover Law;146
10.7;Discussion: The Passover Law;153
11;Jubilees;156
11.1;Introduction;156
11.2;The Sixth and the Seventh Day of Creation;160
11.3;Cain in Jubilees 4:7–10 and Genesis 4;163
11.4;I Will not Marry a Canaanite;165
11.5;Jubilees as a Witness to the Editorial Processes;166
12;The Temple Scroll;168
12.1;Introduction;168
12.2;New Moon of the First Month Festival;171
12.3;The Passover in the Temple Scroll;173
12.4;Pagan Mourning Practices;176
12.5;The Idol Worshippers in Temple Scroll 55:15–21;177
12.6;Prophets and Dreamers of Dreams;178
12.7;The Temple Scroll as a Witness to the Editorial Processes;179
13;Omission as a Means of Ideological or Theological Censorship;184
13.1;Introduction;184
13.2;The Omission of Polytheistic Conceptions in Deut 32:8–9;186
13.3;The Omission of Polytheistic Conceptions in Deut 32:43;188
13.4;Theological Corrections—Can God Be Seen?;192
13.5;An Addition That Created an Omission in Exod 24:9–11;196
13.6;Shiloh or Shechem in Josh 24:1, 25;198
13.7;The Omission of a Statue of Yhwh in Josh 24:26;198
13.8;A Small Omission with a Large Impact;200
13.9;Theological Omissions in the Hanna Story in 1 Sam 1–2;201
13.10;The Watering Down of a Water Pouring Ritual;211
13.11;Gods of the Philistines Changed to Idols in 2 Sam 5:21;212
13.12;Asherah Omitted in 2 Sam 5:24;213
13.13;References to the Temple of Yhwh Omitted in 2 Samuel;214
13.14;The Temple of Yhwh in Hebron Omitted in 2 Sam 15:8;222
13.15;Uzzah is Killed before God in 2 Sam 6:6–7;223
13.16;The Omission of References to the Sun-god;225
13.17;Was a Reference to the Temple of Yhwh in Samaria Omitted?;232
13.18;References to a Syncretistic Cult Omitted in 2 Kgs 10:23;235
13.19;Omission of a Reference to the People in the Temple;238
13.20;Massebah Omitted in 2 Kgs 12:10;240
13.21;Gods of the Samaritans Omitted in 2 Kgs 18:34;242
13.22;A Possible Omission of the Temple of Baal in Jerusalem;244
13.23;A Non-theological Omission in Deut 13:10;246
13.24;Discussion;249
14;Chronicles as a Witness to the Editorial Processes;254
14.1;Introduction;254
14.2;Large Expansions in the Account on Jehoram's reign;263
14.3;Editorial changes in the Account of Jehoiada's Rebellion;270
14.4;Extensive Rewriting of King Joash's Reign;281
14.5;Summary and Discussion;288
15;First Esdras;296
15.1;Introduction;296
15.2;Additions in First Esdras and Ezra-Nehemiah;299
15.3;Ideological Omissions in First Esdras;302
15.4;Omission of Repetitions and Tensions;311
15.5;Summary;315
16;Radical Editorial Processes in the Book of Esther;320
16.1;Introduction;320
16.2;Substantial Editorial Changes in the Story in Esth 2:17–23;323
16.3;Omissions and Rewritings in Esther 7:1–5;329
16.4;The Omission of Mordechai in Esther 8:7–11;332
16.5;Comprehensive Rewriting in Esther 9:1–6;338
16.6;The Feast of Purim Established—Esther 9:29–32;343
16.7;Summary;347
17;Conclusions;352
17.1;Documented Evidence Points in Different Directions;352
17.2;Dichotomy of Evidence;361
17.3;Textual Development within Paradigms and Paradigm Shifts;363
17.4;Gradual or Punctual Evolution?;370
17.5;Literary Criticism;373
17.6;Summary;385
18;Bibliography;388
19;Index of Authors;408
20;Index of Ancient Sources;412
21;Back Cover
;420

Über Autor(innen)

Pakkala, Juha
Dr Juha Pakkala is EURYI-researcher at the University of Helsinki.