Garments of Shame, Garments of War: Clothing Imagery in 1 Maccabees 1:25-28, 14:9.
In: Vetus Testamentum, Jg. 69 (2019-10-01), Heft 4/5, S. 670-681
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Two poetic passages in 1 Maccabees depict historical circumstances via the use of apparel. 14:9 portrays the young men as wearing "glories and garments of war" as a marker of the peace and prosperity characterizing Simon's reign. These contrast with the "shame" that shrouds the people following Antiochus Epiphanes' desecration of the temple in 1:28. This paper explores the biblical background of the dress imagery, suggesting that the Maccabean author transformed the "robe of righteousness" in Isa 61:10 into "garments of war" on the basis of a gezerah shava with Isa 59:17. The biblical metaphor of "being clothed with shame" in 1 Macc 1:28, on the other hand, refers to the "putting on of mourning dress"—a practice also alluded to in v. 26. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Garments of Shame, Garments of War: Clothing Imagery in 1 Maccabees 1:25-28, 14:9.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Livneh, Atar |
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Zeitschrift: | Vetus Testamentum, Jg. 69 (2019-10-01), Heft 4/5, S. 670-681 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0042-4935 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1163/15685330-12341377 |
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