Shame in the worlds of the Hebrew Bible and Akkadian texts : a linguistic study and its implications / Jürgen Schulz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulz, Jürgen, author.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte ; Bd.33.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für Altorientalische und Biblische Rechtsgeschichte (BZAR) ; Band 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shame--Religious aspects.

Shame.

Shame in the Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Bible.

Assyro-Babylonian literature.

Physical Description:

xvi, 403 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2026.

Summary:

"The human notion of 'shame' is an anthropological core value. Its significance for cultural-anthropological and sociological studies has long been recognized. The impact of these studies on various academic disciplines, including biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (ANE) is significant. Undoubtedly, the applications of cultural anthropological models have contributed to new insights into the understanding of biblical texts. However, as this study by Jürgen Schulz argues, it is untenable to apply a cultural-anthropological model to ancient texts without first reconstructing the meaning of the ancient lexemes. ANE research still lacks a linguistic investigation of the relevant lexeme bâšu, and the Hebrew lexeme בושׁ also requires a new in-depth analysis. It is the particular research contribution of this work to provide an answer to a question that has often been touched upon but rarely discussed comprehensively: What is the meaning of בושׁ and cognates in the Hebrew Bible and Akkadian texts, and what are the theological and anthropological implications of a cognitive definition? Shame in the Worlds of the Hebrew Bible and Akkadian Texts is divided into four different parts. Part one provides an overview of the current state of research and introduces the method of frame semantics. Part two focuses on the analysis of the attestations of בושׁ in the Hebrew Bible and an in-depth discussion of selected texts. The same steps are taken in part three with regard to the relevant Akkadian texts. Part four offers a comparative assessment and points out the relevance and adaptability for further research." --Publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction, methodology and aim of the study

1. Status quaestionis: Research on shame in biblical studies and Akkadian texts

2. Cognitive linguistics and frame semantics

3. Frame semantics in relation to two particular aspects of HB/ANE scholarship

Part II. בושׁ - Shame in the Hebrew Bible.

1. The בושׁ-frame identified

2. The בושׁ-frame applied.

3. The בושׁ-frame and other critical issues

4. Summary

Part III, basu - Shame in Akkadian texts

1. (Cognitive) semantics and Ancient Near Eastern studies: An introduction

2. bastulbasu: An overview of the occurrences in texts from the first millennium

3. The basu-frame identified

4. The basu-frame applied.

5. The basu-frame and other critical issues

Part IV. The wia- and basu-frame compared: Implications

1. Sociological and anthropological aspects

2. The relevance and adaptability for other disciplines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-387) and index.

ISBN:

3447124474

9783447124478

OCLC:

1564971836