Cover von: Second Kings 24-25 and Jeremiah 52 as Diverging and Converging Memories of the Babylonian Conquest
Sonja Ammann

Second Kings 24-25 and Jeremiah 52 as Diverging and Converging Memories of the Babylonian Conquest

Rubrik: Articles
Jahrgang 10 (2021) / Heft 1, S. 11-29 (19)
Publiziert 15.06.2021
DOI 10.1628/hebai-2021-0003
Veröffentlicht auf Englisch.
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Beschreibung
The accounts of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 are virtually identical and seem to convey a unified memory of this historical event. However, a closer examination of the Hebrew and Greek texts reveals that these nearly identical accounts are the result of a longer process of textual changes. The unified memory on the surface conceals an underlying pluriformity of memories. A comparison between the account in 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 and the parallels in Jeremiah can thus serve as a case study on how the Babylonian conquest was construed as a cultural trauma in ancient Israel's collective memory.