Celebrating Victory from the Sea of Reeds to the Eschatological Battle Field
Miriam’s Timbrels and Dances in Exodus 15 and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453317 |
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| Authors | Craig A Evans (0000-0002-5777-5080, Craig A. Evans, Ph.D. (Claremont), D.Habil. (Budapest), is John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University. Evans founded the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute in British Columbia and has authored Jesus and His Contemporaries (1995), Jesus and the Ossuaries (2003), Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies (2005), Jesus and the Remains of His Day (2015), and Jesus and the Manuscripts (2020). Evans edited the collected studies of James A. Sanders, Scripture in Its Historical..., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 206-214 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01461079211028956 |
| OpenAlex | W3209101683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
In 4Q285 frg. 7 the eschatological Branch of David defeats the Kittim (the Roman army) and puts to death the king of the Kittim (the Roman emperor). After this victory the women of Israel beat timbrels and dance, even as Miriam and the women did (Exod 15) after the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Sea of Reeds. It is proposed that Miriam’s action reflected a custom, perhaps even inaugurated it, that is witnessed in the song of Deborah (Judges 5) and in the song of Judith (Judith 16). It is further proposed that the figure of Miriam loomed large in Israel’s sacred story—inside and outside the literature that became canon—and that her custom of timbrel, song, and dance will be observed one more time in the aftermath of the anticipated great eschatological battle
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Battle · Dance · Emperor · Literature · Performance art · Political science · Victory · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |