Creation and Salvation (eBook)

Models of Relationship Between the God of Israel and the Nations in the Book of Jonah, in Psalm 33 (MT and LXX) and in the Novel 'Joseph and Aseneth'

Daniela Scialabba (Autor)

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2019 | 1. Auflage
368 Seiten
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-156262-4 (ISBN)

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In recent decades, the debate on monotheism and religious pluralism has been strongly influenced by the idea that monotheism originating in the Old Testament is the root of intolerance and violence. In this study, Daniela Scialabba investigates inclusive tendencies in Old Testament monotheism, in particular theological principles motivating and supporting the possibility of a positive relationship between non-Israelites and the God of Israel. Thus, she examines three texts thoroughly: the Book of Jonah, Psalm 33 (MT and LXX), and the novel 'Joseph and Aseneth'. Despite their difference concerning genre, date of origin and provenance, these texts have important ideas in common: the relationship between the God of Israel and non-Israelites as well as the concept of God as a universal creator who has pity with all his creatures.

Born 1978; studied Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Sicily; 2011 Licence in Biblical Theology; 2017 Dr. theol., University of Strasbourg; since 2015 teacher of biblical exegesis and ancient languages at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Strasbourg; since 2018 staff member of the German-French Research Project 'Pluritext - Thinking from the Margins: Textual Plurality Outside the Masoretic Tradition'.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Titel 4
Preface???????????????????????????? 8
Table of Contents 12
Introduction?????????????????????????????????????? 16
1. The starting point of this study???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 16
2. The broader scientific context???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 16
3. The scope of the present study???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 19
4. Methodological approach?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 21
a) The book of Jonah?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 21
b) Psalm 33 (MT and LXX)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 23
c) The novel “Joseph and Aseneth”???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 24
d) The final conclusions of this study?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 25
Chapter 1: The Book of Jonah?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 26
1. Introduction: preliminary observations and starting point for our exegesis???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 26
a) The importance of the book of Jonah for our study?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 26
b) A brief summary of the book of Jonah and the consequences for our study?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 28
c) Date of composition?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 30
d) The problem of the literary genre?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 33
2. Exegetical analysis?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 34
a) Background: Jonah’s call and his flight to Tarshish (Jonah 1:1–3)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 35
?) Introductory remarks 35
?) Text and working translation 36
?) Exegetical observations 36
?) Concluding remarks 41
b) Jonah and the sailors (Jonah 1:4–16)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 42
?) Introductory remarks 42
?) Text and working translation 43
?) Exegetical observations 47
?) Concluding remarks 74
c) Jonah and the Ninevites (Jonah 3:1–10)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 75
?) Introductory remarks 75
?) Text and working translation 77
?) Exegetical observations 79
?) Concluding remarks 117
d) Jonah’s Dialogue with God (Jonah 4:1–11)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 120
?) Introductory remarks 120
?) Text and working translation 121
?) Exegetical observations 123
?) Concluding remarks 145
3. Conclusions?????????????????????????????????????????? 146
a) The initial theological problem and the aim of the book?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 146
b) Was the destruction of Nineveh only postponed????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 147
c) The links of content between the two parts of the book???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 148
d) The attitude of the sailors and the reaction of YHWH???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 148
e) The attitude of the Ninevites and the reaction of YHWH???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 149
f) Two accounts that are complementary?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 150
g) The function of the theology of creation???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 154
h) A didactic narrative???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 155
Chapter 2: Psalm 33 (MT and LXX)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 158
1. Introduction: Observations on the status quaestionis and conclusions relating to the starting point of our exegesis of the Psalm???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 158
a) Preliminary observations???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 158
b) The question of the literary genre and the “Sitz im Leben”???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 158
c) The question of the sapiential nature of the psalm???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 160
d) The question of dating???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 162
e) Preliminary conclusions: the starting point for our study of Psalm 33?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 163
2. Exegetical analysis?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 165
a) The Masoretic Text of the psalm?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 165
?) Introductory remarks 165
?) Text and working translation 166
?) Exegetical observations 167
b) The text of the psalm according to the LXX???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 219
?) Introductory remarks 219
?) The LXX Psalter 220
?) Exegetical observations 221
3. Conclusions?????????????????????????????????????????? 232
a) Traditional exegesis of Psalm 33 and its points of departure???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 232
b) The universal dimension of YHWH’s influence on creation and history?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 233
c) The absence of the concept of covenant and the importance of the divine ????? 234
d) The central messages of Psalm 33???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 235
e) Psalm 33 as a “new song”???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 235
f) The LXX strengthens the motifs of creation and mercy???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 236
Chapter 3: Joseph and Aseneth???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 238
1. Introduction: Observations on the status quaestionis and conclusions on the starting point for the exegesis of Joseph and Aseneth?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 238
a) Preliminary observations???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 238
b) The content of the work: a brief summary???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 239
c) Starting point and aims of our investigation???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 242
d) The novel Joseph and Aseneth in recent research?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 243
?) The text of Joseph and Aseneth and its textual versions 243
?) The original language 245
?) Place of origin 245
?) Date of composition 246
?) Joseph and Aseneth: a Jewish writing? 248
?) The literary genre of Joseph and Aseneth 250
?) Conclusions 252
2. Exegetical analysis?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 252
a) The initial situation: Aseneth’s idolatry?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 253
b) Second phase: The encounter with Joseph and its consequences???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 255
c) Third phase: Soliloquy and prayer to God???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 266
?) Chapter 11 266
?) Chapter 12 270
?) Chapter 13 289
d) The divine recognition of Aseneth’s actions?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 294
?) A brief summary of the apparition of God’s messenger 294
?) The purpose of the apparition and the nature of salvation 296
?) Aseneth called “City of Refuge”: analysis of Jos. Asen. 15:7 298
3. Conclusions?????????????????????????????????????????? 302
a) The problem of idolatry and ignorance?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 302
b) The process of Aseneth’s ???????? 303
c) The divine recognition of Aseneth’s ???????? and the message of the angel 305
d) The literary fiction of the novel and its purpose?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 306
General Conclusions???????????????????????????????????????????????????? 308
1. Creation, mercy and salvation in Jonah, Psalm 33 and Joseph and Aseneth?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 309
a) Creation, mercy and non-Israelites in the book of Jonah?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 309
b) Creation, mercy and non-Israelites in Psalm 33???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 315
c) Creation, mercy and non-Israelites in Joseph and Aseneth???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 320
d) Creation and Salvation: texts compared???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 324
2. Conversion: in what sense????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 333
3. Creation, mercy and salvation: further developments?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 337
a) Pseudo-Philo, “On Jonah”???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 337
b) Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, XX, §§ 34–48???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 339
c) Wisdom of Solomon 11:23–26???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 342
Bibliography?????????????????????????????????????? 346
Abbreviations???????????????????????????????????????? 346
1. Sources?????????????????????????????????? 347
a) Bible: Masoretic Text and Septuagint???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 347
b) Joseph and Aseneth???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 347
c) Jerome???????????????????????????????? 348
2. Translations???????????????????????????????????????????? 348
a) Septuagint???????????????????????????????????????? 348
b) Joseph and Aseneth???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 348
c) Pseudo-Philo, De Iona?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 348
3. Research tools (dictionaries, lexicons, grammars)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 349
4. Commentaries, monographs, articles???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 350
Index???????????????????????? 364

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• ISBN-10: 3-16-156262-3 / 3161562623
• ISBN-13: 978-3-16-156262-4 / 9783161562624