Abstract
This article examines the retelling of the Bigthan and Teresh account in the Aramaic poem ‘Once there was a certain Jew’ (Shirat Bene Maʿarava30:40–45). Following a presentation of the text’s content-related and linguistic difficulties, a fresh deciphering of the manuscript is offered,supported by a parallel in Midrash Panim Aḥerot B. Our reading is accompanied by a new interpretation of the text and a hypothesis about its transmission. The article concludes with a comparison of this section of the poem to other midrashic traditions.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Bigthan and Teresh Account in Shirat Bene Maʿarava Revisited |
|---|---|
| Original language | Hebrew |
| Pages (from-to) | 233-247 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | שנתון לחקר המקרא והמזרח הקדום |
| Volume | כז |
| State | Published - 2022 |
IHP publications
- IHP publications
- Aramaic poetry
- Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Bible -- Esther
- Bible -- In literature
- Criticism, Textual
- Midrash
- Piyyutim
- Snakes