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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
My Servant Nebuchadnezzar: The Use of the Epithet "My Servant" for the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Jeremiah
Beteiligte:
Smelik, Klaas A. D.
Erschienen:
Brill, 2014
Erschienen in:Vetus Testamentum
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0042-4935
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Beschreibung:
<p>In the book of Jeremiah, the title ידבע ("my servant") is conferred on the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, the personal suffix referring to God. However, in the same book of the Hebrew Bible, this king is depicted as a cruel enemy. This makes it difficult to understand why in three instances, Jeremiah 25:9; 27:6 and 43:10, the title ידבע is nevertheless used in relation to the Babylonian king. In this article, various solutions to this problem are discussed and a new one is proposed.</p>