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"Auge um Auge..." : eine Rezeptionsgeschichte der biblischen Talionsformel im Antiken Judentum / von Jan Raithel.

Van Pelt Library DS115.9.J6 S78 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Raithel, Jan, author.
Series:
Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; 1871-6636 volume 124.
Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, 1871-6636 ; volume 124
Language:
German
Subjects (All):
Bible. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible.
Bible. Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Retribution--Biblical teaching.
Retribution.
Justice--Biblical teaching.
Justice.
Lex talionis (Jewish law).
Physical Description:
X, 485 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Leiden : Brill, [2026]
Summary:
"Kaum ein biblisches Zitat ist so bekannt - und zugleich so missverstanden - wie »Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn...«. Vor allem aufgrund der Auslegungsgeschichte ihrer Rezeption im Matthäusevangelium wurde die Talionsformel zur Chiffre für Vergeltung. Diese Studie zeigt jedoch, dass die Formel weder in der Hebräischen Bibel noch im antik-jüdischen Diskurs auf diese Weise eingesetzt wurde. In den Schriften vom Toten Meer, bei Philo von Alexandrien, Flavius Josephus und in tannaitischer Literatur erscheint sie vielmehr in rechtlichen Debatten über angemessene Sanktionen und Verfahrensnormen. Das matthäische Zitat fällt allein durch die sonst nicht belegte paränetische Auslegung der talio aus dem Rahmen." Provided by publisher
Few biblical quotations are as familiar - and as misunderstood - as "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth...". Owing largely to the history of interpretation of its reception in the Gospel of Matthew, the talionic formula became a shorthand for retribution. This study demonstrates, however, that neither the Hebrew Bible nor Ancient Jewish discourse employed the formula as a code for retribution. In the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo of Alexandria, Flavius Josephus, and Tannaitic literature, it functions within legal debates on appropriate sanctions and procedural norms. Matthew's use is distinctive only in genre, offering a parenetic interpretation of the talio. Provided by publisher
Notes:
Revised version of a dissertation University of Münster.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9789004747616
9004747613
OCLC:
1568198908
Publisher Number:
CIPO000405976

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