Second Kings 24–25 and Jeremiah 52 as Diverging and Converging Memories of the Babylonian Conquest
The accounts of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 are virtually identical and seem to convey a unified memory of this historical event. However, a closer examination of the Hebrew and Greek texts reveals that these nearly identical accounts are the result of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Culture
/ Trauma
/ Textuality
/ Bible. Jeremia 52
/ Bible. Könige 2. 24-25
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | The accounts of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 are virtually identical and seem to convey a unified memory of this historical event. However, a closer examination of the Hebrew and Greek texts reveals that these nearly identical accounts are the result of a longer process of textual changes. The unified memory on the surface conceals an underlying pluriformity of memories. A comparison between the account in 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 and the parallels in Jeremiah can thus serve as a case study on how the Babylonian conquest was construed as a cultural trauma in ancient Israel's collective memory. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2021-0003 |