Achaemenid Understanding of Law and Justice in Darius I's Tomb Inscriptions: Are There Any Connections with Hebrew Bible Pentateuchal Conceptions?

Sections of the so-called Fürstenspiegel (DNb), an inscription on the rock face of Darius I's tomb at Naqs i-Rustam, are seen by scholars as a clear expression of royal Achaemenid legal and ethical understanding. An area which is still under-investigated in biblical scholarship is whether this...

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Main Author: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-41
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Leviticus / Mirror of princes / Darius I Iran, King 550 BC-486 BC / Law / Ethics
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
NCD Political ethics
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
XA Law
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Summary:Sections of the so-called Fürstenspiegel (DNb), an inscription on the rock face of Darius I's tomb at Naqs i-Rustam, are seen by scholars as a clear expression of royal Achaemenid legal and ethical understanding. An area which is still under-investigated in biblical scholarship is whether this imperial understanding, which undoubtedly was well-disseminated in other parts of the empire, also had an influence on the formulation of legal and ethical traditions in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Pentateuch. This paper will be an attempt to establish first steps for theorizing this connection, mainly with reference to the so-called Holiness Legislation.
ISSN:1502-7244
Contains:Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2019.1599625