Hensel, Benedikt (2022) Think positive! How the positive portrayal of Edom in late biblical texts leads to new perspectives on understanding the literary history of genesis, deuteronomy, and chronicles. In: About Edom and Idumea in the Persian period: recent research and approaches from archaeology, Hebrew Bible studies and ancient Near Eastern studies. Worlds of the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean . Equinox, Sheffield, UK; Bristol, CT, pp. 338-362. ISBN 978-1-80050-133-1 - 978-1-80050-134-8

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The essay “Think Positive! How the Positive Portrayal of Edom in Late Biblical Texts Leads to New Perspectives on Understanding the Literary-History of Genesis, Deuteronomy, and Chronicles” investigates the positive perception of Edom in the Persian period (including redactional layers and traditions from the exilic period). The classical stance in the field, and still prevalent today, holds that the relations between Israel/Judah and Edom as reflected in the late prophetic corpus are the dominant late-biblical traditions that leave no space for a positive (or even ambivalent) portrayal of Edom in this period. However, the article demonstrates that certain redactional layers within particular traditions in the Pentateuch (especially the Abraham narrative, the Jacob Cycle, P, and Deuteronomy), as well as the reimagination of biblical history provided by Chronicles, exhibit a positive perception of Edom. It will be argued that this memory of Edom is informed by a contemporary perception of Idumea and the multiethnic and cross-cultural society in this region. Identifying the historical background(s) of these observations includes investigations of the region of Idumea and considerations on Yahwistic activity in the region.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Altes Testament, biblische Archäologie, Edom, Idumäa, Jordanien, Israel, frühes Judentum
Subjects:	Religion > Bible Religion > Theology, Christianity Religion > Other religions History > History of the ancient world to ca. 499, archaeology
Divisions:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences > Institute of Protestant Theology and Religious Studies
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2024 08:23
Last Modified:	05 Apr 2024 08:23
URI:	https://oops.uni-oldenburg.de/id/eprint/6010
URN:	urn:nbn:de:gbv:715-oops-60913
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