Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues... more Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues relating to this verse is the question whether the nominal clauses should be translated with a present or a past tense. Neither of these alternatives seems to have proved convincing, and therefore we should raise the more fundamental questions as to how the prophet is using language. It is argued that his statement only becomes intelligible when we acknowledge that he is using irony. Amos perceived an ideological gap between his grand vision of YHWH’s reign and the reality of his people’s situation, and was able to bridge this gap through his use of irony.
Social konstruktion och tradition. Ett forsok att forsta kyrkors hantering av fragan om homosexua... more Social konstruktion och tradition. Ett forsok att forsta kyrkors hantering av fragan om homosexualitet
In: ‘Lasset uns Brücken bauen ...’. Collected Communications to the XVth Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, Cambridge 1995. Eds. Schunk, K.-D. Augustin, M., 1998
Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues... more Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues relating to this verse is the question whether the nominal clauses should be translated with a present or a past tense. Neither of these alternatives seems to have proved convincing, and therefore we should raise the more fundamental questions as to how the prophet is using language. It is argued that his statement only becomes intelligible when we acknowledge that he is using irony. Amos perceived an ideological gap between his grand vision of YHWH's reign and the reality of his people's situation, and was able to bridge this gap through his use of irony.
From the early history of the Christian church and onwards, interpreters have suggested that Mala... more From the early history of the Christian church and onwards, interpreters have suggested that Malachi 1:11 presents a universalism, i.e, that the surrounding nations of post-exilic Judah actually worshipped YHWH as the one true God by their sacrifices. In this article I propose that neither this solution, nor any other previously proposed solution does sufficient justice to Malachi 1:11. Instead, I propose that we focus on how the author uses metaphorical language to strengthen his argument. In doing so, however, the author creates a new metaphor that continues to challenge the understanding of the reader. der Völker nach Mal 1,11' in H. Groß and F. Mußner (eds.), Lex tua veritas (Festschrift H. S. Hidal, 'Magnum est nomen meum in gentibus' Israel och Hellas. Studier kring Gamla Testamentet och dess verkningshistoria (Religio 27; Lund: Teologiska institutionen, 1988) 55-62; G.P. Hugenberger, Marriage as a Covenant: A Study of Biblical Law and Ethics Governing Marriage Developed from the Perspective of Malachi (VTS 52; Leiden: Brill, 1994) 37-9. Christian Dialogue and Biblical Exegesis (Studia Missionalia Upsaliensia 47; Uppsala, 1988) 47-74. 6 See Verhoef, Malachi, 225-9 for further literature and a more detailed criticism, and also Hugenberger, Marriage, 38-9. 7
Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defenc... more Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defence. With the reprint series Itero, the Biblical Studies department at Stockholm School of Theology would like to make books available for free online and at a very low cost in print. Part of the background is the fact that several faculty members have published their studies in series that were cancelled. With the publishing market in constant ux, series migrate, and volumes still in demand can suddenly become unavailable. This is unsatisfactory. In collaboration with the authors, we are now republishing a number of such volumes and we will consider publishing other out-of-print titles, for which authors hold the copyright. This is entirely a non-pro t project. Files may be downloaded at www.ehs.se/itero and books can be bought through most major internet bookshops.
Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defenc... more Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defence. With the reprint series Itero, the Biblical Studies department at Stockholm School of Theology would like to make books available for free online and at a very low cost in print. Part of the background is the fact that several faculty members have published their studies in series that were cancelled. With the publishing market in constant ux, series migrate, and volumes still in demand can suddenly become unavailable. This is unsatisfactory. In collaboration with the authors, we are now republishing a number of such volumes and we will consider publishing other out-of-print titles, for which authors hold the copyright. This is entirely a non-pro t project. Files may be downloaded at www.ehs.se/itero and books can be bought through most major internet bookshops.
Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues... more Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues relating to this verse is the question whether the nominal clauses should be translated with a present or a past tense. Neither of these alternatives seems to have proved convincing, and therefore we should raise the more fundamental questions as to how the prophet is using language. It is argued that his statement only becomes intelligible when we acknowledge that he is using irony. Amos perceived an ideological gap between his grand vision of YHWH’s reign and the reality of his people’s situation, and was able to bridge this gap through his use of irony.
Social konstruktion och tradition. Ett forsok att forsta kyrkors hantering av fragan om homosexua... more Social konstruktion och tradition. Ett forsok att forsta kyrkors hantering av fragan om homosexualitet
In: ‘Lasset uns Brücken bauen ...’. Collected Communications to the XVth Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, Cambridge 1995. Eds. Schunk, K.-D. Augustin, M., 1998
Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues... more Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues relating to this verse is the question whether the nominal clauses should be translated with a present or a past tense. Neither of these alternatives seems to have proved convincing, and therefore we should raise the more fundamental questions as to how the prophet is using language. It is argued that his statement only becomes intelligible when we acknowledge that he is using irony. Amos perceived an ideological gap between his grand vision of YHWH's reign and the reality of his people's situation, and was able to bridge this gap through his use of irony.
From the early history of the Christian church and onwards, interpreters have suggested that Mala... more From the early history of the Christian church and onwards, interpreters have suggested that Malachi 1:11 presents a universalism, i.e, that the surrounding nations of post-exilic Judah actually worshipped YHWH as the one true God by their sacrifices. In this article I propose that neither this solution, nor any other previously proposed solution does sufficient justice to Malachi 1:11. Instead, I propose that we focus on how the author uses metaphorical language to strengthen his argument. In doing so, however, the author creates a new metaphor that continues to challenge the understanding of the reader. der Völker nach Mal 1,11' in H. Groß and F. Mußner (eds.), Lex tua veritas (Festschrift H. S. Hidal, 'Magnum est nomen meum in gentibus' Israel och Hellas. Studier kring Gamla Testamentet och dess verkningshistoria (Religio 27; Lund: Teologiska institutionen, 1988) 55-62; G.P. Hugenberger, Marriage as a Covenant: A Study of Biblical Law and Ethics Governing Marriage Developed from the Perspective of Malachi (VTS 52; Leiden: Brill, 1994) 37-9. Christian Dialogue and Biblical Exegesis (Studia Missionalia Upsaliensia 47; Uppsala, 1988) 47-74. 6 See Verhoef, Malachi, 225-9 for further literature and a more detailed criticism, and also Hugenberger, Marriage, 38-9. 7
Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defenc... more Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defence. With the reprint series Itero, the Biblical Studies department at Stockholm School of Theology would like to make books available for free online and at a very low cost in print. Part of the background is the fact that several faculty members have published their studies in series that were cancelled. With the publishing market in constant ux, series migrate, and volumes still in demand can suddenly become unavailable. This is unsatisfactory. In collaboration with the authors, we are now republishing a number of such volumes and we will consider publishing other out-of-print titles, for which authors hold the copyright. This is entirely a non-pro t project. Files may be downloaded at www.ehs.se/itero and books can be bought through most major internet bookshops.
Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defenc... more Books still in demand should not get out of print, and with today's techniques there is no defence. With the reprint series Itero, the Biblical Studies department at Stockholm School of Theology would like to make books available for free online and at a very low cost in print. Part of the background is the fact that several faculty members have published their studies in series that were cancelled. With the publishing market in constant ux, series migrate, and volumes still in demand can suddenly become unavailable. This is unsatisfactory. In collaboration with the authors, we are now republishing a number of such volumes and we will consider publishing other out-of-print titles, for which authors hold the copyright. This is entirely a non-pro t project. Files may be downloaded at www.ehs.se/itero and books can be bought through most major internet bookshops.
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