The Recovery of the Nazirite in Carolingian Discourse

Carolingian exegetes Hrabanus Maurus and Paschasius Radbertus encountered a paradox in the sources available to them regarding the prophecy of Dan and its representative Samson, the archetypal Nazirite, “Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels that his rid...

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Main Author: Lahav, Rina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-78
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hrabanus, Maurus 780-856 / Paschasius Radbertus 785-865 / Samson Biblical character / Nazirite / Reception / Frankish Empire / History 687-840
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Paschasius Radbertus
B Hrabanus Maurus
B Carolingian period
B Nazirite
B Samson
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Summary:Carolingian exegetes Hrabanus Maurus and Paschasius Radbertus encountered a paradox in the sources available to them regarding the prophecy of Dan and its representative Samson, the archetypal Nazirite, “Let Dan be a snake in the way, a serpent in the path, that biteth the horse’s heels that his rider may fall backward. I will look for thy salvation, O Lord” (Gen 49:17-8). While in some sources, the blessing given to Dan in Genesis 49:17 is interpreted as foreshadowing Christ, in others it is seen as reflecting the Antichrist. In this article, I explore how these Carolingian exegetes rose to the challenge of this conflict, by the examining the sources for both approaches available to them. I argue that both exegetes engaged with the sources in a manner that bypassed the paradox, each choosing a different way to do so.
ISSN:2329-4434
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2020-0003