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@article{ART002827117},
author={Lee, Hana},
title={A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2022},
volume={28},
number={1},
pages={124-155},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Hana
TI - A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2022
VL - 28
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 124
EP - 155
SN - 1229-0521
AB - The goal of this study is to attempt a narrative critical interpretation of the story of the ‘bloody bridegroom’ in Exodus 4:24-26 and the story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ in Numbers 22:21-35 in order to offer a new answer to the question ‘Why did God seek to kill Moses and Balaam?’ By this critical interpretation, it can be found that the two stories have a lot in common, such as the position of the text in the narrative, the structure of the text, and the literary elements. Due to this interpretation, a mutual comparative reading of these two texts was attempted and the story of Moses was reconstituted through the story of Balaam. The two stories have a distinguishing form, that is, the ‘structure of a death-threat’. The structure of a death-threat offers the answer to of the main question of this study ‘Why did God sought to kill Moses and Balaam?’ The structure of death-threat has the following elements: 1) The principal character has a sin that he is ignorant of; 2) God seeks to kill the principal character; 3) The principal character’s blindness and the mediator’s godly wisdom; 4) The mediator’s process of awakening and his repentance. The goal of the structure of the death-threat is to guide the principal character towards repentance. This study shows a possibility of a mutual interpretation based on a literary comparative reading between the biblical texts.
KW - bloody bridegroom;Balaam and his donkey;Narrative Criticism;Threat of Death by God.
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124
ER -

Lee, Hana. (2022). A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35). Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 28(1), 124-155.

Lee, Hana. 2022, "A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.28, no.1 pp.124-155. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana "A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 28.1 pp.124-155 (2022) : 124.

Lee, Hana. A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35). 2022; 28(1), 124-155. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana. "A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 28, no.1 (2022) : 124-155.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana. A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35). Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 28(1), 124-155. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana. A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35). Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2022; 28(1) 124-155. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana. A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35). 2022; 28(1), 124-155. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124

Lee, Hana. "A Narrative Critical Study for the Threat of Death by God : Focus on the Story of ‘the bloody bridegroom’ (Exo. 4:24-26) and the Story of ‘Balaam and his donkey’ (Num. 22:21-35)" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 28, no.1 (2022) : 124-155.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2022.28.1.124