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Averting curses in the law of war (Deuteronomy 20)
- Abstract:
- This essay explores the military exemption of Deut 20:5–7 in light of the futility curse in Deut 28:30. By uncovering the social and ritual contexts of the futility curse, I argue that Deut 20:5–7 can be productively understood as a warfare ritual against the curse. I explore the ritual dimensions of Deut 20:5–7 in light of rituals for avoiding curses and maledictions from the ancient Near East, arguing that the original Sitz im Leben of these verses can be found in a pre-war ritual responding to the hegemonic aims of enemies as this crystallized in the inscriptional and ritual contexts of ancient warfare.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1515/zaw-2020-2001
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- De Gruyter
- Journal:
- Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft More from this journal
- Volume:
- 132
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 209–223
- Publication date:
- 2020-06-05
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-01-17
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1613-0103
- ISSN:
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0044-2526
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English
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