Zechariah 9–14 and the Continuation of Zechariah during the Ptolemaic Period
Despite its significance, the question of why the book of Zechariah was expanded with chs. 9–14 has largely been overlooked. By combining literary and sociohistorical insights, this article demonstrates that Zech 9–14 was composed as the continuation of Zechariah in order to bring the prophetic cor...
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Despite its significance, the question of why the book of Zechariah was expanded with chs. 9–14 has largely been overlooked. By combining literary and sociohistorical insights, this article demonstrates that Zech 9–14 was composed as the continuation of Zechariah in order to bring the prophetic corpus up to date in light of the sociopolitical changes of the Ptolemaic period. As such, Zech 9-14 serves to enhance the authority of the prophetic revelation and to criticize these changes by means of a utopian/dystopian perspective.
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| spelling | doaj.art-107cc5325b3e43cb9a6eb008307624bd2023-03-22T22:36:39ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryJournal of Hebrew Scriptures1203-15422013-01-011310.5508/jhs.2013.v13.a9Zechariah 9–14 and the Continuation of Zechariah during the Ptolemaic PeriodHervé Gonzalez0University of Lausanne Despite its significance, the question of why the book of Zechariah was expanded with chs. 9–14 has largely been overlooked. By combining literary and sociohistorical insights, this article demonstrates that Zech 9–14 was composed as the continuation of Zechariah in order to bring the prophetic corpus up to date in light of the sociopolitical changes of the Ptolemaic period. As such, Zech 9-14 serves to enhance the authority of the prophetic revelation and to criticize these changes by means of a utopian/dystopian perspective. https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29327 |
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| title | Zechariah 9–14 and the Continuation of Zechariah during the Ptolemaic Period |
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| title_short | Zechariah 9–14 and the Continuation of Zechariah during the Ptolemaic Period |
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