Edomophobia?: An exilic or a post-exilic reading of Doeg in 1 Samuel 21 and 22
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Edomophobia?: An exilic or a post-exilic reading of Doeg in 1 Samuel 21 and 22 | |
| Creator | Lee, Woo Min | |
| Description | There have been historical and literary studies on the pre-deuteronomistic narrative of 1 Samuel 21 and 22. However, there have been few studies on the reception of Doeg the Edomite among the exilic and post-exilic communities. This article tries to show how the minor character of Doeg the Edomite in 1 Samuel 21 and 22 was understood by the exilic and post-exilic communities after the fall of Jerusalem. With this objective in mind, the article analyses the literary structure of 1 Samuel 21 and 22 with a focus on Doeg. Along with the literary approach to the text, it examines the historical setting of the exilic and post-exilic communities regarding their cultural memory and enmity towards Edomites. The conflict between Edom and Israel has been constantly described in the biblical text including the Deuteronomistic History. The enmity of Israel towards Edom had been worse after the fall of Jerusalem. The pre-deuteronomistic record of Doeg in 1 Samuel 21 and 22 would have been used as a propagandistic device to reinforce the enmity of the exilic and post-exilic communities towards Edom and Edomites. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-04-05 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v74i1.4811 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 74, No 1 (2018); 4 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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