This study considers the relationship of Deuteronomy 28 to the curse traditions of the ancient Near East. It focuses on the linguistic and cultural means of the transmission of these traditions to the book of Deuteronomy. Laura Quick examines a broad range of materials, including Old Aramaic inscriptions, attempting to show the value of these Northwest Semitic texts as primary sources to reorient our view of an ancient world usually seen through a biblical or Mesopotamian lens. By studying these inscriptions alongside the biblical text, Deuteronomy 28 and the Aramaic Curse Tradition increases our knowledge of the early history and function of the curses in Deuteronomy 28. This has implications for our understanding of the date of the composition of the book of Deuteronomy, and the reasons behind its production. The ritual realm which stands behind the use of curses and the formation of covenants in the biblical world is also explored, arguing that the interplay between orality and literacy is essential to understanding the function and form of the curses in Deuteronomy. This book contributes to our understanding of the book of Deuteronomy and its place within the literary history of ancient Israel and Judah, with implications for the composition of the Pentateuch or Torah as a whole. -- From book jacket

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Quick, Laura

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Oxford theology and religion monographs, First edition, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2018

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Cover 1
Deuteronomy 28 and the Aramaic Curse Tradition 6
Copyright 7
Acknowledgements 8
Table of Contents 10
List of Abbreviations 12
Introduction 16
The Significance of the Present Study 22
1: Deuteronomy 28 and Ancient Near Eastern Curses 27
The Basic Formulation 27
Early Criticism 33
Consolidation 35
The Nature of Text ual Reuse in Ancient Israel 40
Later Criticisms and Tell Tayinat 46
Moving Beyond the Current Debate 51
2: The Comparative Method in Scripture and Inscription 56
The Nature of the Debate 56
The Comparative Method in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Legal Studies 58
The Many Uses of Intertextuality in Biblical Studies 61
The Hittite Question 66
Beyond the Impasse 68
Transmision and Translation: Assyrian Vassal versus Assyrian Province 69
Mesopotamian or Levantine? A Cultural Question 80
3: The Futility Curse as a Northwest Semitic Trope: The Old Aramaic Inscriptions 83
The Tell Fakhariyah Bilingual Inscription 86
KAI 309: 18–19 90
KAI 309: 19 90
KAI 309: 20 90
KAI 309: 20–21 91
KAI 309: 21 91
KAI 309: 22 91
The Sefire Treaties 91
Sefire I A 100
KAI 222: A 21 100
KAI 222: A 21–22 100
KAI 222: A 22 100
KAI 222: A 22–23 101
KAI 222: A 23–24 101
KAI 222: A 24 101
Sefire IIA 1–9 102
KAI 223: A [1a] 102
KAI 223: A [1b] 102
KAI 223: A [1–2] 102
KAI 223: A [2–3] 103
KAI 223: A [3] 103
The Bukān Stele 103
KAI 320: 5–6 107
KAI 320: 6–8 108
Futility Curses in Mesopotamia and Anatolia? 108
A Sumerian Mythological Text 109
Old Hittite Mythological Texts 110
CTH 324: The Disappearance of Telipinu (Version One) 113
CTH 325: The Disappearance of the Storm God 113
CTH 326: The Storm God, the Personal God of Queen Asmunikal 113
A Neo-Assyrian Treaty and a Neo-Babylonian Annal 115
SAA II, 2: The Treaty of Assur-nerari V with Mati’ilu, King of Arpad 116
SAA II, 2: vi 3 116
SAA II, 2: vi 4 116
The Ninth Campaign of Assurbanipal 119
4: Futility Curses in the Hebrew Bible 122
Outline of the Biblical Curses 123
Lev. 26:26b 123
Deut. 28:30 124
Deut. 28:30a 124
Deut. 28:30b 125
Deut. 28:30c 125
Deut. 28:31 125
Deut. 28:31a 126
Deut. 28:31b 126
Deut. 28:31c 126
Deut. 28:38–41 127
Deut. 28:38 127
Deut. 28:39 128
Deut. 28:40 128
Deut. 28:41 129
Isa. 5:10 129
Isa. 5:10a 130
Isa. 5:10b 130
Jer. 11:11b 130
Hos. 2:9 131
Hos. 2:9a 131
Hos. 2:9b 131
Hos. 4:10 132
Hos. 4.10a 132
Hos. 4.10b 132
Hos. 5:6 133
Hos. 8:7a 133
Hos. 9:12a 134
Hos. 9:16b 134
Amos 4:8a 135
Amos 5:11 135
Amos 5:11b 136
Amos 5:11c 136
Amos 8:12b 136
Mic. 3:4a 137
Mic. 6:14–15 137
Mic. 6:14a 138
Mic. 6:14b 138
Mic. 6:15a 139
Mic. 6:15b 139
Mic. 6:15c 139
Zeph. 1:13 140
Zeph. 1:13b 140
Zeph. 1:13c 140
Hag. 1:6 140
Hag. 1:6a 141
Hag. 1:6b 141
Hag. 1:6c 142
Hag. 1:6d 142
Zech. 7:13b 142
Mal. 1:4b 143
Ps. 127:1 143
Job 31:8a 144
Prov. 1:28 144
Prov. 1:28a 144
Prov. 1:28b 145
Textual Analysis: Lexical, Syntactical, and Ideational Affinities 145
5: The Composition of the Tell Fakhariyah Inscription and Deuteronomy 28 152
Eastern and Western Curses in the Tell Fakhariyah Inscription 153
EAST SEMITIC OPENING SECTION 157
EAST SEMITIC SECTION 158
EAST SEMITIC SECTION 159
WEST SEMITIC SECTION 162
WEST SEMITIC SECTION 163
EAST SEMITIC CLOSING SECTION 165
Eastern and Western Curses in Deuteronomy 28 166
6: Writing and Ritual in Deuteronomy 28 174
Deuteronomy 28 and the Ancient Near Eastern Curses 174
Written or Ritual: Levels of Reality in the Comparative Method 176
The Ritual Experts of Deuteronomy 28: Authorship and Dating 182
Subversion in the Written–Oral Context 191
Conclusion 194
Bibliography 202
1. Texts and Translations 202
2. Reference Works 204
3. Commentaries 204
4. Secondary Literature 205
Index of Authors 222
Index of Primary Texts 225

Laura Quick. This Book Began As My Doctoral Dissertation, Completed At The Faculty Of Theology And Religion At The University Of Oxford.--page Vii. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 187-206) And Indexes.

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