"It was at that time that ...": The rhetorical use of the formula בעת ההוא in Deuteronomy
In fifteen instances between Deut 1 and 10, the Deuteronomic Moses makes use of the formula "At that time (בעת ההוא)". In Deuteronomy, the phrase functions as a rhetorical marker, pertaining to Moses’ art of (re)telling. It announces what could be termed "authoritative secondary discl...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte |
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| Subtitles: | "It was at that time that ..."$dThe rhetorical use of the formula bʿt hhû in Deuteronomy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Harrassowitz
[2020]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Deuteronomium 1
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 10
/ Moses
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament XA Law |
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blq
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| Summary: | In fifteen instances between Deut 1 and 10, the Deuteronomic Moses makes use of the formula "At that time (בעת ההוא)". In Deuteronomy, the phrase functions as a rhetorical marker, pertaining to Moses’ art of (re)telling. It announces what could be termed "authoritative secondary disclosures": Moses reveals what was not told before in the way it is now presented. The formula could be paraphrased "It was (actually) at that time that ...", and it signals the filling of gaps in the overall fabula of Israel’s journey in the desert. |
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| ISSN: | 2747-4461 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13173/zeitaltobiblrech.26.2020.0265 |