Abstract
Many modern expositors of the image of the knowing ox in Isa 1:3a do not address the pastoral reality that animates the image. Drawing from the glosses of two medieval rabbinic exegetes and from studies of bovine ethology this study explores the suggestions that have been raised concerning this reality. The study probes the implications of each suggestion for a fuller understanding of the oracle of Isa 1:2-3 and its place at the beginning of the book of Isaiah.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 382-388 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Vetus Testamentum |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- Isaiah
- Ox
- Qimhi
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory