RT Article
T1 Numbers 16: The Significance of Place— An Analysis of Spatial Markers
JF Journal for the study of the Old Testament
VO 32
IS 3
SP 311
OP 330
A1 Mirguet, Françoise 1980-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2008
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1777013461
AB The present study is devoted to the composite and complex story of Numbers 16. The episode is analyzed through the lenses of the construction of narrative space, paying close attention to the locations where action takes place, to the movements of characters, and to the associated adverbs and prepositions. Seven spatial markers are successively considered in order to sketch an interpretation for the whole episode. The study shows that, as the spatial signals unfold, a symbolic meaning of the story can emerge, the stakes of which concern Israel's organization, its recognition of YHWH, and its very survival.
K1 tent
K1 dwelling
K1 tent of meeting
K1 spatial markers
K1 Space
K1 Korah
K1 Numbers 16
DO 10.1177/0309089208090803