The Wealth of Nations (eBook)

A Tradition-Historical Study

Michael J. Chan (Autor)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
289 Seiten
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-154543-6 (ISBN)

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Michael J. Chan argues, on a methodological level, for the deeper integration of iconographic materials into the task of tradition history-a method that has tended to focus on textual evidence alone. Following the work of O.H. Steck, however, 'tradition' is understood in more flexible terms, to refer to inherited concepts and constellations, which can exist across multiple media. The author undertakes a tradition-historical study of the 'Wealth of Nations Tradition' - a series of texts in which the foreign nations of the earth bring their wealth to Zion (1 Kgs 10:1-10, 13, 15//2 Chr 9:1-9, 12, 14; 1 Kgs 10:23-25//2 Chr 9:22-24; Pss 68:19, 29-32; 72:10-11; 76:12; 96:7-8//1 Chr 16:28-29; Isa 18:7; 45:14; 60:4-17; 61:5-6; 66:12; Zeph 3:10; 2 Chr 32:23). The Wealth of Nations tradition is found throughout the ancient Near East. Michael J. Chan shows that in some cases, the biblical texts reflect this tradition with little to no modification while in others the tradition is recast in creative and disruptive ways.

Born 1982; 2012 Research/Teaching Grant at the University of Helsinki; 2013 PhD in Hebrew Bible from Emory University; formerly Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary; currently Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Kingman, AZ.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Preface 8
Table of Contents 10
List of Abbreviations 15
Chapter 1: Tradition History and Art History: Toward a Synthesis 18
A. Creatio ex Traditione 18
B. Tradition and Society 26
C. Tradition History (Traditionsgeschichte) and Transmission History (Überlieferungsgeschichte) 29
D. Iconography and Tradition History 31
E. Putting Theory into Practice: The Wealth of Nations Tradition 38
Chapter 2: The Wealth of Nations Tradition in the Hebrew Bible 40
A. Defining the Body of Textual Evidence 40
B. Poetry, Colometry, and Compositional History 49
C. A Linguistic, Generic, and Diachronic Profile of the Biblical Texts 52
I. 1 Kgs 10:1–10, 13//2 Chr 9:1–9, 12 52
1. Contents and Genre 53
2. Compositional History 56
II. 1 Kgs 10:15//2 Chr 9:14 64
1. Contents and Genre 65
2. Compositional History 65
III. 1 Kgs 10:23–25//2 Chr 9:22–24 65
1. Contents and Genre 66
2. Compositional History 70
IV. 2 Chr 32:23 70
1. Contents and Genre 70
2. Compositional History 71
V. Isa 18:7 71
1. Contents and Genre 72
2. Compositional History 79
VI. Isa 45:14 82
1. Contents and Genre 82
2. Compositional History 85
VII. Isa 60:4–17 61:5–6
1. Contents and Genre 89
2. Compositional History 95
VIII. Isa 66:12 117
1. Contents and Genre 117
2. Compositional History 119
IX. Zeph 3:10 121
1. Contents and Genre 121
2. Compositional History 126
X. Ps 68:19a, 29–32 131
1. Contents and Genre 131
2. Compositional History 137
XI. Ps 72:10–11 140
1. Contents and Genre 140
2. Compositional History 143
XII. Ps 76:12 149
1. Contents and Genre 149
2. Compositional History 151
XIII. Ps 96:7–8//1 Chr 16:28–29 153
1. Contents and Genre 153
2. Compositional History 156
D. A Tabular Presentation of all Linguistic, Generic, and Diachronic Evidence from Chapters 3–4 158
I. Wealth Bearers 158
II. The Terminology of Foreign Wealth 160
III. The Terminology of Wealth-Bearing 161
IV. The Recipients of Foreign Wealth 162
V. Genre Distribution 163
VI. Chronology of Texts 164
E. Conclusions 165
Chapter 3: The Wealth of Nations Tradition in the Ancient Near East: Textual and Visual Evidence 166
A. Introducing the Materials 166
B. Iconographic Evidence 168
I. Mesopotamia 169
1. Tribute Reliefs from Room D of the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 B.C.E.) at Kalhu/Nimrud 170
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 170
b) Iconographic Analysis 171
c) Functional Analysis 172
d) Iconographic Interpretation 173
2. The Mamu Temple Gates of Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 B.C.E.) from Balawat (Imgur-Enlil) 175
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 175
b) Iconographic Analysis 176
c) Functional Analysis 177
d) Iconographic Interpretation 178
3. The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858–824 B.C.E.) 179
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 179
b) Iconographic Analysis 180
c) Functional Analysis 181
d) Iconographic Interpretation 182
4. Ivories from the Nabû Tempel at Kalhu/Nimrud 183
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 183
b) Iconographic Analysis 184
c) Functional Analysis 184
d) Iconographic Interpretation 184
II. Persia 185
1. The Apadana Reliefs at Persepolis 185
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 185
b) Iconographic Analysis 189
c) Functional Analysis 190
d) Iconographic Interpretation 191
2. Excursus: Seal Impressions from Dascylium and a Presentation Scene on the Inner Surface of a Shield 192
III. Levant 192
IV. Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period (1069–702 B.C.E.), the Late Period (747–525 B.C.E.), and the Persian Period (525–332 B.C.E.) 193
1. The Victory Stele of Piya (747–716 B.C.E.) 194
a) Pre-Iconographic Description and Genre/Category Analysis 194
b) Iconographic Analysis 196
c) Functional Analysis 196
d) Iconographic Interpretation 197
V. Summary of the Iconographic Evidence 197
C. Literary Evidence 198
I. Mesopotamia 198
1. Assyrian Texts 198
a) With References to Specific Nations 199
b) “Totalizing” Texts 202
2. Babylonian Texts 205
II. Persia 207
III. Levant 209
IV. Egypt: The Third Intermediate Period (1069–702 B.C.E.), the Late Period (747–525 B.C.E.), and the Persian Period (525–332 B.C.E.) 210
V. Summary of the Literary Evidence 212
D. Conclusions 213
Chapter 4: Tradition-Historical ‘Biography’ of the Wealth of Nations Tradition: Conclusions 214
A. Sketching a Tradition-Historical ‘Biography’ of the Wealth of Nations Tradition 215
I. The Tradition Maintained 216
II. The Tradition in Transformation 218
III. Genre and Social Location 227
B. The Visual and the Verbal 230
C. Creatio ex Traditione 231
Appendix: Figures 232
Bibliography 240
Index of Old Testament References 272
Index of Modern Authors 282
Index of Names and Subjects 288

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• ISBN-10: 3-16-154543-5 / 3161545435
• ISBN-13: 978-3-16-154543-6 / 9783161545436