Song of Deborah as Polemic

Focusing on its rhetorical structure, this article argues that the Song of Deborah in Judg 5 may have been composed not so much primarily to celebrate a victory, but to serve as a polemic against Israelite non-participation in military campaigns against foreign enemies. Possible implications of such...

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Autore principale: Wong, Gregory T. K. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Peeters 2007
In: Biblica
Anno: 2007, Volume: 88, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 1-22
Altre parole chiave:B Polemic
B Enemies
B Rhetoric
B Song of Deborah
B Judges 5
B military campaigns
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Riepilogo:Focusing on its rhetorical structure, this article argues that the Song of Deborah in Judg 5 may have been composed not so much primarily to celebrate a victory, but to serve as a polemic against Israelite non-participation in military campaigns against foreign enemies. Possible implications of such a reading on the song’s relationship with the prose account in Judg 4 and its date of composition are also explored.
ISSN:2385-2062
Comprende:Enthalten in: Biblica