Literary Forms/Techniques & Methods of Study

Literary Forms/Techniques & Methods of Study Christopher T. Begg, Thomas Hieke, William J. Urbrock, Brian J. Meldrum, Fred W. Guyette, and Brent A. Strawn ________ 937. [Memory as Overt Allusion Trigger in Ancient Literature] Sean A. Adams, "Memory as Overt Allusion Trigger in Ancient Literature," JSP 32 (2, 2022) 110–26. This paper begins with a brief definition of allusion. The bulk of the paper then investigates the ways in which memory language was used by ancient authors (Jewish, Greek, and Latin) as a literary technique to signal overt intertextual and intratextual allusions. I argue that this was a recognized, intentional, and cross-cultural phenomenon, involving a variety of practices, and that studies need to consider the phenomenon in future studies of intertextuality. [Adapted from published abstract—C.T.B.] 938. [Paired Terms in Samuel-Kings and Chronicles] A. Graeme Auld, "The Words in Context: A Hall of Mirrors," Seeing David Double, 217–56 [see #1486]. This chapter reminds readers which sections of Samuel–Kings are also found in Chronicles, which topics they have in common, and highlights where in this broadly shared text the paired terms are to be found. It does not attempt a reconstruction of the complete text of the Book of the Two Houses (BoTH). This could be reasonably attempted in many portions, while in others it seems quite impossible. Instead, within the narrative shared by Samuel–Kings and Chronicles, it identifies the (often) interwoven pairings that indicate the structure of BoTH. The heading of each synoptic portion considered in this article supplies all references to both Samuel–Kings and Chronicles (and occasionally also to Kingdoms). Thereafter, precise references are normally given only to chapter and verse within the Hebrew text of Samuel–Kings. The English rendering of every paired feature is italicized in each mention, with the Hebrew supplied at first mention. Almost all the paired features are textually attested triply: they are not only found in Samuel–Kings MT and Chronicles MT, but are also witnessed in Kingdoms (or Samuel–Kings LXX). Exceptions to this rule are specifically noted. [Adapted from p. 217—C.T.B.] 939. [The Characteristics of Biblical Narration] Veronika Bachmann, "Die Eigenheiten biblischen Erzählens," BK 78 (2023) 136–43. B. reflects on the distinctive nature of biblical storytelling. The Bible does not offer a systematic doctrine of God. It tells stories. Thus, regardless of the question of whether the narrated event happened in fact, it creates a world that gives the divine and the human a space in reality. In this respect, biblical narrative texts do not simply exist, rather they do something. What they do when they narrate can be very diverse. The spectrum ranges from grounding or justifying what is, to making theological points or discursively interacting with other narrative texts. Taking seriously the fact that storytelling is action means perceiving and taking seriously spaces of reality that lie beyond factual reality. See also ##968, 971. [Translated and adapted from published abstract—T.H.] 940. [Mudbrick Bearing and the Career of a Biblical Metaphor; Lev 26:13)] Joshua Berman, "'The Poles of Your Yoke' (Lev 26:13): Mudbrick Bearing and the Career of a Biblical Metaphor," JNSL 48 (2, 2022) 1–16. The yoke as a metaphor for political oppression is well attested in writings from the ANE and the HB. The instances where the metaphor is expressed via the phrase "the poles of the yoke" as in Lev 26:13; Ezek 34:27; or simply "the poles," are puzzling, however, given that the yoke of a draft animal consists of a single pole. My study interprets the occurrence of the above phrase in Lev 26:13 in light of depictions of mudbrick transport in the funerary chapel of the 18th Dynasty vizier Rekhmire. The study also explores Ezekiel's references to a yoke consisting of multiple poles and considers the dynamics that govern how later writers reuse metaphors and adapt them within a new context. [Adapted from published abstract—C.T.B.] 941. [An Egyptian Parallel for the Hebrew Motif of the Moaning Dove] Stefan Bojowald, "Eine ägyptische Parallele für das hebräische Motiv der...