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  1. bĕ-rēʾšît, “With ‘Wisdom,’” in Genesis 1.1 (MT)
    Author: Strawn, Brent A.
    Published: 2022

    This essay argues that the vocalization of the very first word of Gen. 1.1 in the Masoretic Text (MT), bĕrēʾšȋt, which is often thought to be in error in some way, may instead be the result of exegetical activity. Specifically, in light of the... more

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    This essay argues that the vocalization of the very first word of Gen. 1.1 in the Masoretic Text (MT), bĕrēʾšȋt, which is often thought to be in error in some way, may instead be the result of exegetical activity. Specifically, in light of the well-attested tradition that links Wisdom with creation both within the Bible and without, it is possible that bĕrēʾšȋt in MT Gen. 1.1 participates in the line of interpretation that ciphers Wisdom as “Beginning” (rēʾšȋt) in light of Prov. 8.22. If so, the MT of Gen. 1.1 is not a grammatical error to be corrected, but an exegetical cross-reference, referring readers to Wisdom’s role in creation as known, inter alia, in Proverbs 8.

     
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    Language: English
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament; London [u.a.] : Sage, 1976; 46(2022), 3, Seite 358-387; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: history of interpretation; Versions; Masoretic Text; creation; wisdom; beginning; Genesis 1.1
  2. The Performance of Blessing as Imitation of Divine Beings
    Acknowledging the Creator in the Hymns of the Maśkîl and Related Texts
    Author: Bakker, Arjen
    Published: 2022

    This essay examines Qumran texts that not only perform blessing but also reflect on the activity of blessing itself, and thereby offer an opportunity to better understand the urge and necessity behind the growth of liturgical cycles that generate... more

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    This essay examines Qumran texts that not only perform blessing but also reflect on the activity of blessing itself, and thereby offer an opportunity to better understand the urge and necessity behind the growth of liturgical cycles that generate traditions of prayer. The paper looks at three texts, the hymns of the maśkîl, the Hymn to the Creator, and 4Q408, in which the performance of blessing is presented as acknowledgment of the creator through the lens of primordial time and the actualization of creation narratives. The essay argues that the way in which divine beings are imagined as perceiving and responding to the act of creation forms a model that liturgical performers emulate in order to approach as much as possible the holiness of these higher beings. This example demonstrates the interaction between interpretation and performance and their impact on the emergence and growth of textual traditions, both oral and written, in the Second Temple period.

     
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    Parent title: Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries; Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 1994; 29(2022), 3, Seite 325-341; Online-Ressource

    Subjects: Community Rule; Maskil; imitation; angels; creation; luminaries; blessing; liturgy; interpretation; performance