The Decline of the Shepherd Metaphor as Royal Self-Expression1
In the Old Testament, shepherd is a common metaphor of kingship, and this metaphor is sometimes also used to denote the Israelite god as a ruler (See for instance HALOT entry הער ). In Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian and Greek works this metaphor is remarkably more common in pre-exilic literature tha...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-23 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Psalmen 23
/ Shepherd god
/ Shepherd
/ ḥsr
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RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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Summary: | In the Old Testament, shepherd is a common metaphor of kingship, and this metaphor is sometimes also used to denote the Israelite god as a ruler (See for instance HALOT entry הער ). In Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian and Greek works this metaphor is remarkably more common in pre-exilic literature than in the later Greek and Roman literature, where it is almost absent. In this article I argue that shepherding was central to Assyrian and Babylonian ruling class identity, while absent as royal self-expression in the Persian, Achaemenid Empire. The imageries of these empires were influential as models for court life throughout the Ancient Near East, and beyond. |
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ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2019.1599623 |