Inner-biblical Allusion in Habakkuk's maśa (Hab 1: 1-2:20) and Utterances Concerning Babylon in Isaiah 13-23 (Isa 13:1-14:23; 21:1-10)

Inner-biblical allusions in Habakkuk’s maśa (Hab 1:1-2:20) and maśʾôt concerning Babylon in Isaiah 13-23 (Isa 13:1-14:23; 21:1-10) suggest a shared circle of tradition and the reinterpretation of prophetic messages in developing social and political circumstances. Habakkuk’s maśa condemns violent be...

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Main Author: Prinsloo, Gert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2018]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 663-691
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Habakkuk Prophet / Jesaja, Prophet / Allusion / Prophet / Tradition / Babylon
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Bible. Jesaja 13,1-14,23
B Bible. Jesaja 21,1-10
B Bible. Habakkuk Prophet 1-2
B Bible. Jesaja 13-23
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Summary:Inner-biblical allusions in Habakkuk’s maśa (Hab 1:1-2:20) and maśʾôt concerning Babylon in Isaiah 13-23 (Isa 13:1-14:23; 21:1-10) suggest a shared circle of tradition and the reinterpretation of prophetic messages in developing social and political circumstances. Habakkuk’s maśa condemns violent behaviour (1:5-11, 12-17; 2:5-20), but with the exception of hkśdîm (“the Chaldeans”) in 1:5, shows a surprising reluctance to name the perpetrators of violence overtly. An analysis of inner-biblical allusions in Hab 1:1-2:20 and Isa 13:1-14:23; 21:1-10 – where Babylonian arrogance is overtly condemned – facilitates a contextual interpretation of both prophetic corpora, throws light on the identity of “the wicked” in Habakkuk, and makes an (original) exilic setting for Hab 1-2 a distinct possibility. Habakkuk’s maśa might be deliberately vague about the identity of the wicked because of their ominous presence in the concrete living conditions of its audience.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2018/v31n3a15
HDL: 10520/EJC-13f73b47df