The Reception of Biblical War Legislation in Narrative Contexts

Description

In the Hebrew Bible, war is a prominent topic which is dealt with in both legal and narrative texts. So far, the interplay between the two areas has received only little attention. This volume explores the impact of biblical war legislation on war accounts in the Hebrew Bible and in Early Jewish Literature. It provides case studies which show the importance of the topic and shed new light on redaction- and reception-historical developments. Acknowledgments Introduction Table of Contents “When you go forth to war against your enemies…” Narrative Reading of Deuteronomic Warfare Legislation Abraham amidst Kings, Coalitions and Military Campaigns. Reflections on the Redaction History of Gen 14 and its Early Rewritings Defeating Amalek, Defending the Constitution: The Political Theory of Ex 17:8–16 Midrash-Exegesis in the Service of Literary Criticism Bündnisverbot und Mischehenverbot. Zum Banngebot in Deuteronomium 7,1 –2 und seiner Wirkungsgeschichte Law and Narrative in Deuteronomy and the Temple Scroll Paradigm, Illustrative Narrative or Midrash: the Case of Josh 7?8 and Deuteronomic/istic Law Deuteronomic War Prescriptions and Deuteronomistic Wars Beobachtungen zu Rezeption und Interpretation von Kriegsgesetzen des Pentateuchs in den Büchern der Chronik The Battle of Emmaus and 1 Maccabees’ Creative Use of Martial Law Biblical Warfare Legislation in the War Scroll (1QM VII:1?7 and X:1?8) Index of sources Subject index