From Babylon to Eternity: The Exile Remembered and Constructed in Text and Tradition

by Bob Becking, Alex Cannegieter, Wilfred van der Poll, Anne-Mareike Wetter

Overview

This book takes the reader in wider circles from Babylon to Eternity and deals with the appropriation of the exilic motif in Jewish texts. It examines the way the exilic tradition–interpreting the Exile as a religious experience – was created by the writers of the Hebrew Bible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845533069
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/08/2010
Series:	BibleWorld Series
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Bob Becking studied Theology and Semitic Languages at Utrecht University. After ten years of parish ministry, he returned to his alma mater, where he was appointed Ordinary Professor of Old Testament Study in 1991. Since 2008 he has been a Senior Research Professor for Bible, Religion and Identity at Utrecht University. Alex Cannegieter read Classical Archaeology at the University of Leiden. Since 2001 she has studied Theology at the University of Utrecht, and has completed a Master’s Degree in Theology. Wilfred van de Poll began his theological education in Leuven, Belgium. He has completed a Research Master in Theology at Utrecht University, in the field of Old Testament Studies. Anne-Mareike Wetter has a Master’s Degree in Theology from Utrecht University. She specializes in Old Testament and Gender Studies and is working on a PhD-project on gender, ethnicity and religion in post-exilic literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

In Babylon: The Exile in Historical (Re)construction Bob Becking 4

Balancing the Scales: The Construction of the Exile as Countertradition in the Bible Anne-Mareike Wetter 34

The Exile of God: The Galut in Jewish Construction Wilfred van de Poll 57

From Babylon to Eternity: Appropriation of the Babylon-Motif in Christian Homiletical Constructions Alex Cannegieter 72

Bibliography 104

Source Index 110

Author Index 113