The Original Version of Deborah's Song, and its Numerical Structure

Israel Knohl*

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Abstract

The Song of Deborah (Jud 5:2-31a) is one of the Biblical texts that has been most thoroughly analyzed. In this article I wish to present a new solution to some of the basic issues relating to the song. My hypothesis is based on exegetical and historical insights that can shed light on the process of editing and sculpting that the song underwent. A distinction between the original poem and editorial additions may, in my opinion, help solve some of the major problems in our understanding of the poem and its thematic coherence. Once the kernel of the text is isolated and the editorial additions are peeled away, the original song text is revealed, which is based on a clear and elaborate numerical structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-65
Number of pages21
JournalVetus Testamentum
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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© 2016 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Keywords

  • numerical structure
  • The song of Deborah

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