How Repentance Became Biblical: Judaism, Christianity, and the Interpretation of Scripture PDF
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How Repentance Became Biblical How Repentance Became Biblical Judaism, Christianity, and the Interpretation of Scripture xwx David A. Lambert 1 1 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America © Oxford University Press 2016 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lambert, David A., 1976- author. How repentance became biblical : Judaism, Christianity, and the interpretation of scripture / David A. Lambert. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “How Repentance Became Biblical explores the rise of repentance as a concept within early forms of Judaism and Christianity and how it has informed the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament. It develops alternative accounts for many of the ancient phenomena identifed as penitential.”— Provided by publisher. ISBN 978–0–19–021224–7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–19–021225–4 (ebook) — ISBN 978–0–19–021226–1 (electronic resource) 1. Repentance—Biblical teaching. 2. Bible. Old Testament—Infuence. 3. Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. BS680.R36L36 2015 234′.509--dc23 2015010845 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For A., at long last. Concepts are not waiting for us ready-made, like heavenly bodies. Tere is no heaven for concepts. Tey must be invented, fabricated, or rather created and would be nothing without their creator’s signature. —Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, What Is Philosophy? Great is repentance for it preceded the creation of the world. What was repentance? It was a heavenly voice that cried out and said: “Repent you mortals!” —Midrash Tehillim, 90:12 C ON T EN T S Preface xi Introduction: Te Penitential Lens 1 PART I: Rites 1 . Fasting and the Artistry of Distress 13 2 . Te Logic of Appeal 33 3 . Articulating Sin 51 PART II: Language and Pedagogy 4 . A Material “(Re)turn to YHWH” 71 5 . Power and the Prophetic Utterance 91 PART III: Religion 6 . Agency and Redemption 121 7 . Te Genealogy of Repentance 151 Postscript 189 Notes 193 Bibliography 225 Primary Sources 247 Subject Index 259 ( ix )
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