RT Article
T1 Heilige Huren und päderastische Priester?: Eine Annäherung an die Semantik von קָדֵשׁ im Alten Testament
JF Lectio difficilior
IS 1
SP 1
OP 28
A1 Bindrim, David 1987-
LA German
PB Univ.
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/184316616X
AB This paper deals with the problem of the Hebrew term קָדֵשׁ. It is usually associated with temple prostitution in Ancient Israel, although evidence for temple prostitution in Israel is missing. After a summary of the myth of sacred prostitution, as it was ‘invented’ by researchers of the 19th and 20th century, the paper gives an analysis of the ten instances in the Old Testament where the term occurs. Instead of a conclusion, the author offers a thesis about the origin and use of the term קָדֵשׁ. Originally a broad term for priestly personnel, it developed into an insult, which has more sexual than cultic connotations.