ISSN:
0082-7118
Content:
While Nahum commentators correctly acknowledge that the prophet Nahum's name derives from the Hebrew root for "comfort", they incorrectly interpret the significance of his name for the prophecy. Commentators usually argue that the name does not fit Nahum's violent vision or they state that the name fits precisely, as YHWH's vengeance brings comfort to his afflicted people. This article contends that the first two verses of Nahum allude to Isaiah 1:24, which indicates that YHWH receives comfort by being avenged. Therefore, Nahum's name indicates that the primary purpose of the book is to bring comfort to YHWH, not his adulterous people.
In:
Tyndale bulletin, Cambridge : Tyndale House, 1966, 67(2016), 1, Seite 37-40, 0082-7118
In:
volume:67
In:
year:2016
In:
number:1
In:
pages:37-40
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Cook, Gregory Nahum's prophetic name 2016
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Cook, Gregory Nahum's prophetic name 2016
Language:
English
Keywords:
Nahum
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Name
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Bibel 1,1-2 Nahum
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Bibel 1,24 Jesaja
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