Intrusion of Ptolemaic Reality on Cultic Practices in Qoh 4:17
A new interpretation is offered for Qoh 4:17 that highlights the Sitz im Leben of the Ptolemaic regime. Qoh 4:17, though couched in cultic terms and with a Temple setting, contains allusions to the Ptolemaic reality of spies and informers who helped the Ptolemaic administration exact heavy taxes. It...
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| description | A new interpretation is offered for Qoh 4:17 that highlights the Sitz im Leben of the Ptolemaic regime. Qoh 4:17, though couched in cultic terms and with a Temple setting, contains allusions to the Ptolemaic reality of spies and informers who helped the Ptolemaic administration exact heavy taxes. It is shown that this dual level (cultic and non-cultic) meaning persists in the unit Qoh 4:17-5:6. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83ef2ea7966a4cce9d77fb0ce402ac762023-03-24T20:35:02ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryJournal of Hebrew Scriptures1203-15422010-01-01910.5508/jhs.2009.v9.a21Intrusion of Ptolemaic Reality on Cultic Practices in Qoh 4:17Aron PinkerA new interpretation is offered for Qoh 4:17 that highlights the Sitz im Leben of the Ptolemaic regime. Qoh 4:17, though couched in cultic terms and with a Temple setting, contains allusions to the Ptolemaic reality of spies and informers who helped the Ptolemaic administration exact heavy taxes. It is shown that this dual level (cultic and non-cultic) meaning persists in the unit Qoh 4:17-5:6.https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/7233 |
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| title | Intrusion of Ptolemaic Reality on Cultic Practices in Qoh 4:17 |
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| title_short | Intrusion of Ptolemaic Reality on Cultic Practices in Qoh 4:17 |
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