Averting Curses in the Law of War (Deuteronomy 20)
2020 ◽
Vol 132
(2)
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pp. 209-223
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The Law
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AbstractThis essay explores the military exemption of Deut 20:5–7 in light of the futility curse in Deut 28:30. By uncovering the social and ritual contexts of the futility curse, I argue that Deut 20:5–7 can be productively understood as a warfare ritual against the curse. I explore the ritual dimensions of Deut 20:5–7 in light of rituals for avoiding curses and maledictions from the ancient Near East, arguing that the original Sitz im Leben of these verses can be found in a pre-war ritual responding to the hegemonic aims of enemies as this crystallized in the inscriptional and ritual contexts of ancient warfare.
2013 ◽
pp. 127-140
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2012 ◽
Vol 6
(1-3)
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pp. 331-344
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1998 ◽
Vol 8
(2)
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pp. 207-237
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