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@article{ART001942031},
author={우택주},
title={The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2014},
volume={20},
number={4},
pages={164-194},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164}

TY - JOUR
AU - 우택주
TI - The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2014
VL - 20
IS - 4
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 164
EP - 194
SN - 1229-0521
AB - The purpose of this study is to discover in the final form of the book of Numbers what kind of rhetorical intentions the priestly group as the second temple leaders in the Persian Yehud province could have possessed. The book of Numbers describes the wilderness journey of the Exodus Israelites, which did not exist, according to the view of critical biblical scholars. So the book of Numbers was probably written to set up authoritative instruction to meet the needs of the second temple society in Palestine. In order to solve the multiple problems raised from Yehud on its own, P utilized the monarchic tradition. As a result of reading the composite passages under consideration, we could reach several conclusions. P’s first rhetorical intention would be to encourage the Israelites outside Palestine to return to the promised land since the returnees may be not enough in number. The second would be to make a strictly ordered society since there was no tight government for a long time. To accomplish this job, it is likely that P, first of all, must have discouraged the prophetic ministry which might compete with the priestly leadership. However, they only wished to maintain the sacred authority of the one man, Moses. The third might be to prohibit intermarriage. This measure could have met with considerable opposition on the ground of Moses’ intermarriage with Zipporah, a Midianite or a Cushite woman. That’s why P’s redactional work in the book of Numbers shows a strong antagonism against the Midianites (men and women) throughout the book. Such rhetorical intentions fit well with Ezra’s and Nehemiah’s ministry.
KW - the monarchic tradition (J;E;or JE) in the book of Numbers;the second temple period;the rhetorical intentions of the priestly redaction;exhortation to return to the land of Israel;establishing the social order;prohibiting the intermarriage
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164
ER -

우택주. (2014). The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 20(4), 164-194.

우택주. 2014, "The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.20, no.4 pp.164-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주 "The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 20.4 pp.164-194 (2014) : 164.

우택주. The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers. 2014; 20(4), 164-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주. "The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 20, no.4 (2014) : 164-194.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주. The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 20(4), 164-194. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주. The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2014; 20(4) 164-194. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주. The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers. 2014; 20(4), 164-194. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164

우택주. "The Priestly Redactors’ Rhetorical Intention on the Monarchic Traditions in the Book of Numbers" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 20, no.4 (2014) : 164-194.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2014.20.4.164