Death and idols in the Wisdom of Solomon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4007500 |
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| Authors | Joseph R Dodson (0000-0003-3878-9708, Ouachita Baptist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-45 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2097 • E-ISSN: 2056-6689 |
| Publisher | Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.18647/3257/jjs-2016 |
| OpenAlex | W4237644675, W2318821082 |
| Language | EN |
This note considers the implications of the textual variant 'θάνατος' in Wisd. 14:13-14. Whether 'death' serves as the explicit subject of v. 14 or as a given idea associated with 'idols', it makes the parallels between 14:10-14 and chs 1-2 even more conspicuous and thereby underlines a pattern of thinking about creation and corruption that continues throughout Wisdom. Whereas in chs 1-2 death entered by the hands of humanity and through the envy of the devil, in 14:10-14 death entered by handmade idols and through the conceit of evil people. The inclusion of the textual variant shows not only solidarity of thought but also clarity and expansion
Art · Literature · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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