When History Repeats Itself: The Theological Significance of the Abrahamic Covenant in Early Jewish Writings
Alongside Mosaic discourse', Second Temple period authors increasingly looked to Abraham as a source of instruction and authority. This article focuses on the growing importance of the Abrahamic covenant through the lens of five re-tellings of Israel's history that link the past with the...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 12,1-9
/ Bible. Genesis 15,1-21
/ Bible. Genesis 17
/ Divine covenant
/ Abraham, Biblical person
/ Damaskusschrift (Qumran Scrolls)
/ Enoch
/ Ezra 4.
/ Zehnwochenapokalypse
/ Bible. Nehemia 8
/ Israel
/ Moses
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HA Bible HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
1 Enoch
B Abraham B COVENANTS (Jewish theology) B Discourse B Jewish literature B Galatians B Covenant B APOCALYPSE of Weeks (Book) B Damascus Document |
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| Summary: | Alongside Mosaic discourse', Second Temple period authors increasingly looked to Abraham as a source of instruction and authority. This article focuses on the growing importance of the Abrahamic covenant through the lens of five re-tellings of Israel's history that link the past with the present: the Damascus Document, the Apocalypse of Weeks, 4 Ezra, Nehemiah 9, and Galatians. This article argues that various authors placed themselves within a historical narrative that spotlighted the Abrahamic covenant in order to identify themselves as the elect and demarcate the boundaries separating them from the non-elect. The ideological orientation of each text can account for why the Abrahamic covenant, rather than the later Mosaic pact, became the basis for identity politics. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089217746847 |