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Historiography
(5,830 words)
[German Version] I. Ancient Near East – II. Greece – III. Rome – IV. The Bible – V. Christianity – VI. Judaism
I. Ancient Near East Historiography in the classic sense, with a reflective account of historical linkages, developed rudimentarily at best in the cuneiform cultures of the ancient Near East in Hittite and Neo-Assyrian annals and the introductions to treaties; even these documents were usually written to justify the political actions. Around the middle of the 3rd millennium bce, however, there appeared an immense number of all sorts of texts containing more …
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Religion Past and Present
Deuteronomistic History
(2,804 words)
[German Version] I. Basis, Dispute and Development of the Hypothesis of a Deuteronomistic History – II. Arrangement of the Content – III. Historical Locus and Importance for the Theology of History …
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David
(3,786 words)
[German Version] I. Bible – II. Christianity – III. Judaism – IV. Islam …
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Religion Past and Present
En-Gedi
(339 words)
[German Version] is the oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Its combination of a warm climate and plentiful water (
En, construct of
‘Ayin/עַיִן, “spring”) has long offered ideal living conditions for people, a few animals (including panthers, cliff badgers, ibexes [Heb.
gedi, “goat”), and plants (wine, henna [Song 1:14], dates [Sir 24:14], balsam [Jos.
Ant. IX 7;
Bell. IV 468; Pliny,
Naturalis historia 12.113;
Šabb. 26a]). A pilgrimage sanctuary with a walled-in court and a large main room (20 × 5 m) was l…
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Joseph/Joseph Narrative
(996 words)
[German Version] “Joseph,” Heb. יוֹסֵף/
yôsep, means “He (God…
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Solomon
(1,558 words)
[German Version]
I. Bible
1. Literary analysis. The primary source for Solomon (Heb. ְׁשׁלמה/
šĕlōmōh) is 1 Kgs 1–12. It has a chiastic structure centered on the account of the design, construction, and dedication of the Jerusalem temple (II, 4; 1 Kgs 5–8); it is flanked by descriptions of Solomon’s illustrious wisdom and reign (1 Kgs 3f. and 9f.), with narratives of his rise and decline constituting the outward framework (1 Kgs 1f. and 11f.). This overall structure…
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Religion Past and Present
Eli/Elides
(324 words)
[German Version] Eli was priest of the transregionally significant sanctuary of Shiloh in the 11th century (1 Sam 1–4). His name means “the highest” (cf. Ugar.
'lyn, Heb.
'lywn; the theophoric element – presumably
yw – has been omitted, cf. the name
'lyw attested in inscriptions as well as
'lw in parallel to
yhwh in 1 Sam 2:10). Eli's sons, also priests, bore Egyptian names: Phinehas and Hophni. They appear as dishonorable bachelors; Eli, in contrast, as honorable, if fallible. The birth and rise of Samuel are associated with his name. He died like his sons when the ark of YHWH, housed in Shiloh, fell into the hands of the Philistines (1 Sam 4). A “man of God” predicted this misfortune, …
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Religion Past and Present
Saul
(783 words)
[German Version] Saul, Hebrew שָׁאוּל. The first king of Israel (Kingship [in Israel]) is not mentioned anywhere outside the Bible, but his reign is attested sufficiently within the Bible. The beginnings of a state in Israel (II, 1.a) were already visible before him; they met the social and economic needs at the end of the 2nd millennium. Around 1000 bce, Saul, a handsome man from a wealthy family (1 Sam 9:1f.), succeeded in uniting the tribes of the hill country in central Palestine and northern Transjordania (Judah, Galilee, and the lowlands of Canaan were not subje…
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