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Casey A. Strine SWORN ENEMIES THE DIVINE OATH, THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL, AND THE POLEMICS OF EXILE C.A. Strine Sworn Enemies Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft Herausgegeben von John Barton · F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp Reinhard G. Kratz · Markus Witte Band 436 De Gruyter C. A. Strine Sworn Enemies The Divine Oath, the Book of Ezekiel, and the Polemics of Exile De Gruyter ISBN 978-3-11-029039-4 e-ISBN 978-3-11-029053-0 ISSN 0934-2575 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData ACIPcatalogrecordforthisbookhasbeenappliedforattheLibraryofCongress. BibliographicinformationpublishedbytheDeutscheNationalbibliothek TheDeutscheNationalbibliothekliststhispublicationintheDeutsche Nationalbibliografie;detailedbibliographicdataareavailableintheInternet athttp://dnb.dnb.de. ”2013WalterdeGruyterGmbH,Berlin/Boston Printing:Hubert&Co.GmbH&Co.KG,Göttingen (cid:2)Printedonacid-freepaper PrintedinGermany www.degruyter.com pour#Jacques;#for#Jack Table of Contents Acknowledgements..................................................................................... xi SiglaandAbbreviations........................................................................... xiii ChapterOne:Introduction.......................................................................... 1 1.FormulaicLanguageinEzekiel’sRhetoric........................................ 2 2.FormsoftheDivineOath..................................................................... 6 3.HistoryofResearch............................................................................. 10 4.MethodologicalGuidelines................................................................ 17 a.ComparativeAnalysis..................................................................... 17 b.FormCriticalAnalysis..................................................................... 22 c.PublicandHiddenTranscripts.......................................................26 PartOne:TheMeaningofthe“AsILive” and“LiftedHand”Formulae ChapterTwo:TheAncientNearEasternContextfor theDivineOath........................................................................................... 43 1.AncientNearEasternComparativeStudyand theBookofEzekiel.................................................................................. 44 2.TheDivineOathinEgyptianTexts................................................... 46 3.TheDivineOathinAkkadianTexts.................................................. 52 4.TheDivineOathinUgariticTexts..................................................... 65 5.Summary............................................................................................... 69 ExcursusOne:TheLiftedHandFormulaandAkkadian našû%nadānu.................................................................................................. 1.Evidenceforthe“LiftedHand”Formulaasa 72 DivineOath.............................................................................................. 73 2.DifficultiesInternaltotheHebrewBible......................................... 74 3.Našû%nadānu:ANewPotentialParallel............................................ 86 ChapterThree:GenreAnalysisofthe“AsILive”and “LiftedHand”Formulae............................................................................ 98 1.TheConceptofGenre......................................................................... 98 2.Genreandthe“AsILive”Formula................................................ 102 viii TableofContents 3.Genreandthe“LiftedHand”Formula.......................................... 116 a.The“LiftedHand”FormulaandtheLandTheme................... 118 b.The“LiftedHand”FormulaandthePunishment Theme.................................................................................................. 4.Summary............................................................................................. 112237 ChapterFour:SocialandLiterarySe_ingofthe“AsILive” and“LiftedHand”Formulae.................................................................. 129 1.Prolegomena:TheRelationshipbetweenNum13–14 andEzekiel............................................................................................. 130 2.SocialSe_ingofthe“AsIlive”Authenticating Element................................................................................................... 3.SocialSe_ingofthe“LiftedHand”LandTransfer 134 Formula.................................................................................................... 4.SocialSe_ingofthe“LiftedHand”Punishment 154 Formula................................................................................................... 5.ImplicationsforEzekiel’sRelationshiptothe 165 HolinessCode........................................................................................ 166 6.Summary............................................................................................. 169 ExcursusTwo:TheMeaningofthe“LiftedHand”Formula............. 171 1.SummaryofEvidence....................................................................... 171 2.SummaryofFindings....................................................................... 173 PartTwo:TheFunctionofthe“AsILive” and“LiftedHand”Formulae ChapterFive:TheIntraaJudahitePolemicsofExile............................. 177 1.TheEndofYHWH’sRestraint:Ezek5:5a17...................................... 178 2.ThisLandisOurLand...................................................................... 181 a.AbrahamWasOneMan:Ezek33:23a29...................................... 183 b.TheLandofSojourn:Ezek20....................................................... 190 c.JacobandEsau:Ezek35:1–36:15.................................................. 193 d.Jerusalem’sGenealogy:Ezek16:43a58........................................ 211 3.EzekielandtheFormationofthePentateuch................................ 215 4.Ezekiel’sFightforthePublicTranscript........................................ 221 5.Summary............................................................................................. 226 ChapterSix:TheInteraNationalPolemicsofExile............................... 228 1.WhitherBabylonia?........................................................................... 228 2.DivineHumanCooperation:Ezek17:1a24.................................... 230 TableofContents ix a.Ezek17:1a10..................................................................................... 231 b.Ezek17:11a21.................................................................................. 233 c.Ezek17:22a24................................................................................... 239 d.HiddenTranscriptinEzek17...................................................... 241 3.TheTrueShepherd:Ezek34:1a16.................................................... 243 4.ReturnoftheKing:Ezek20:32a44................................................... 252 5.EzekielandMonotheism.................................................................. 258 6.EzekielandtheArtsofResistance.................................................. 262 7.Summary............................................................................................. 267 ChapterSeven:SummaryandConclusion........................................... 1.SummaryofFindings....................................................................... 226790 2.ThePolemicsofExileasIdentityFormation................................. 276 3.BoundaryMarkersinEzekiel.......................................................... 279 AppendixOne:AStructuralAnalysisofthe“AsILive”and “LiftedHand”Passages........................................................................... 284 1.The“AsILive”FormulaPassages.................................................. 284 a.Num14:11ba23a.............................................................................. 284 b.Num14:26a38.................................................................................. 284 c.Deut32:26a43................................................................................... 285 d.Isa49:14a21...................................................................................... 285 e.Jer22:24a27...................................................................................... 285 f.Jer46:13a24....................................................................................... 286 g.Ezek5:5a17...................................................................................... 286 h.Ezek14:12a23.................................................................................. 287 i.Ezek16:44a58................................................................................... 287 j.Ezek17:11a22.................................................................................... 288 k.Ezek18:1a32.................................................................................... 288 l.Ezek20:1a31..................................................................................... 289 m.Ezek20:32a44................................................................................. 289 n.Ezek33:10a20.................................................................................. 289 o.Ezek33:23a29.................................................................................. 290 p.Ezek34:1a22.................................................................................... 290 q.Ezek35:1–36:15............................................................................... 291 r.Zeph2:8a11...................................................................................... 292 2.The“LiftedHand”FormulaePassages.......................................... 292 a.Exod6:2a8........................................................................................ 292 b.Num14:26a38.................................................................................. 293 c.Deut32:26a43................................................................................... 293 d.Ezek20:1a31.................................................................................... 293 e.Ezek20:32a44................................................................................... 293

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