Jean-Daniel Macchi – författare

The thesis that the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings have undergone a redaction that made them into a ''Deuteronomistic History'' has become since Martin Noth (1943) a widely accepted idea in Old Testament scholarship. But there is no consensus when this history was edited: under Josiah (622 BCE), during the exile (c. 560 BCE) or even later? And what was the intention of its redactors? Can we rely on the so-called Deuteronomistic History for the reconstruction of Israelite history? Or should we give up the thesis of a Deuteronomic redaction of the Former Prophets? This volume explores these and many other questions about this key topic in Old Testament scholarship. It results from a research seminar organized by the Swiss universities of Fribourg, Geneva, NeuchGtel and Lausanne. It contains contributions by the following scholars: R. Albertz, J. Briend, M. Detienne, W. Dietrich, J.J. Glassner, S. Japhet, E.A. Knauf, A.D.H. Mayes, S.L. McKenzie, S. Pisano, M. Rose, A. Schenker, F. Smyth, A. de Pury and T. R÷mer. Articles in French were translared by J. Edward Crowley

The thesis that the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings have undergone a redaction that made them into a 'Deuteronomistic History' has become since Martin Noth (1943) a widely accepted idea in Old Testament scholarship. But there is no consensus when this history was edited: under Josiah (622 BCE), during the exile (c. 560 BCE) or even later? And what was the intention of its redactors? Can we rely on the so-called Deuteronomistic History for the reconstruction of Israelite history? Or should we give up the thesis of a Deuteronomic redaction of the Former Prophets? This volume explores these and many other questions about this key topic in Old Testament scholarship. It results from a research seminar organized by the Swiss universities of Fribourg, Geneva, NeuchGtel and Lausanne. It contains contributions by the following scholars: R. Albertz, J. Briend, M. Detienne, W. Dietrich, J.J. Glassner, S. Japhet, E.A. Knauf, A.D.H. Mayes, S.L. McKenzie, S. Pisano, M. Rose, A. Schenker, F. Smyth, A. de Pury and T. R÷mer. Articles in French were translared by J. Edward Crowley

The volume comprises various studies about Israel’s origins in Genesis and Exodus by a broad range of international scholars. The volume is divided into five parts of similar length. Parts One and Two are devoted to the stories about Abraham, Jacob and Joseph in Genesis from a literary and historical perspective. Part Three deals with the connection between Genesis and Exodus. Part Four is devoted to the Book of Exodus and includes contributions dealing with the origins of the Exodus traditions as well as various key themes and figures found in this book. The final section addresses the early reception of Genesis and Exodus outside of these books, in the Prophets, the Psalms, Chronicles and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Overall, the volume opens several new perspectives for the discussion on Genesis and Exodus and their significance for the construction of Israel’s origins. Combining archaeological, historical and textual perspectives, it provides in-depth discussion of a wide range of key topics, including the composition of these books, their social, historical and religious background, as well as their overall role in the shaping of the Hebrew Bible.

Das Buch Ester gehört zu den fünf Festrollen, den Megillot. Es berichtet von einer jungen Israelitin, die im persischen Reich zur Königin aufsteigt und ihr Volk vor einem Genozid bewahrt. Diese Geschichte ist der Ausgangspunkt des Purim-Festes, das Juden in aller Welt bis heute feiern.Der Kommentar bietet eine Literarkritik des Textes und analysiert die Komposition der unterschiedlichen Perikopen ebenso wie Erzählweise, Stil, Syntax und Vokabular.Macchi zeigt, wie das Buch auf biblischen und außerbiblischen Texten und Traditionen basiert und mit ihnen im Gespräch ist, und charakterisiert auf dieser Grundlage den Redaktionsprozess und die historischen und sozialen Kontexte, in denen Autoren und Redaktoren des Buches arbeiteten.

Das Buch Ester gehört zu den fünf Festrollen, den Megillot. Es berichtet von einer jungen Israelitin, die im persischen Reich zur Königin aufsteigt und ihr Volk vor einem Genozid bewahrt. Diese Geschichte ist der Ausgangspunkt des Purim-Festes, das Juden in aller Welt bis heute feiern.Der Kommentar bietet eine Literarkritik des Textes und analysiert die Komposition der unterschiedlichen Perikopen ebenso wie Erzählweise, Stil, Syntax und Vokabular.Macchi zeigt, wie das Buch auf biblischen und außerbiblischen Texten und Traditionen basiert und mit ihnen im Gespräch ist, und charakterisiert auf dieser Grundlage den Redaktionsprozess und die historischen und sozialen Kontexte, in denen Autoren und Redaktoren des Buches arbeiteten.

The Book of Esther is one of the five Megillot. It tells the story of a Jewish girl in Persia, who becomes queen and saves her people from a genocide. The story of Esther forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim. The commentary presents a literary analysis of the text, taking into account the inclusion and arrangement of different pericopes, and an analysis of the narration. Likewise, it will discuss the style, the syntax, and the vocabulary. The examination of the intellectual context of the book, biblical and extrabiblical textual traditions on which the book is based and with which it is in intertextual dialogue, leads to a discussion of the redactional process and the historical and social contexts in which the authors and redactors worked.

The Book of Esther is one of the five Megillot. It tells the story of a Jewish girl in Persia, who becomes queen and saves her people from a genocide. The story of Esther forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim. The commentary presents a literary analysis of the text, taking into account the inclusion and arrangement of different pericopes, and an analysis of the narration. Likewise, it will discuss the style, the syntax, and the vocabulary. The examination of the intellectual context of the book, biblical and extrabiblical textual traditions on which the book is based and with which it is in intertextual dialogue, leads to a discussion of the redactional process and the historical and social contexts in which the authors and redactors worked.

Diese Einleitung bespricht neben Aufbau und Inhalt der Bücher des Alten Testaments auch ihre zentralen Themen, den geschichtlichen Hintergrund und die Verfasserfrage. Besonders behandelt werden zudem die Forschungsgeschichte und die aktuelle Diskussion um den Pentateuch und das sogenannte deuteronomistische Geschichtswerk. Neu hinzugekommen in der 2. Auflage des französischen Originals sind ein ausführlicher Abriss über die Geschichte Israels und Judas sowie das Kapitel ''Das Alte Testament der Ostkirchen''.Die Beiträge stammen von ausgewiesenen Spezialisten des Alten Testaments: Philippe Abadie, Olivier Artus, Alain Bühlmann, Simon Butticaz, Philippe Guillaume, David Hamidović, Innocent Himbaza, Ernst Axel Knauf, Michael Langlois, Corinne Lanoir, Thierry Legrand, Jean-Daniel Macchi, Christophe Nihan, Dany Nocquet, Albert de Pury, Thomas Römer, Martin Rose, Adrian Schenker, Konrad Schmid, Arnaud Sérandour, Christoph Uehlinger, Jacques Vermeylen.