Abstract
This article includes a short introduction to the general issue of linguistic dating of Old Testament texts as well as an appraisal of the alternative, non-chronological view of linguistic variation that has recently been put forward by Young, Rezetko and Ehrensvärd. Two poetical texts that are generally considered archaic (Exodus 15 and Judges 5), are examined using an approach to the verbal system in Biblical Hebrew poetry inspired by Alviero Niccacci. In this way it is demonstrated that supposedly archaic preterital use of yiqtol can be explained in other ways - which means that this feature is not a conclusive argument for early dating.
| Original language | Danish |
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| Journal | Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 261-275 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISSN | 0105-3191 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Theology