Dt 13,2-6. A Post-exilic Legislation on the Prophecy

Authors

  • Damián E. Correa Pontificio Instituto Bíblico, Roma; Seminario Diocesano de San Rafael, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.82.n3-4-2020237

Keywords:

Prophetism, Deuteronomy, Intertextuality, Esaharddon’s succession treaty

Abstract

Dt 13,2-6 presents a short legal pronouncement about the apostate prophet/
dreamer characterized by its rhetorical framework. Since the points of contact with
some ancient vassal treaties are inconclusive the short pronouncement does not seem
to respond to a specific pre-exilic historical situation. Instead, an intertextual reference
explaining the destruction of Jerusalem reveals a later dating. In this article, I
discuss the possibility of interpreting this legislation as a rhetorical elaboration from polemic material (Jr 23,9-40) seeking both to accuse a type of mantic prophecy of the catastrophe and create a new prophecy for the pot-exilic period.

Published

2020-11-15

How to Cite

Correa, Damián E. 2020. “Dt 13,2-6. A Post-Exilic Legislation on the Prophecy”. Revista Bíblica 82 (3-4):299-320. https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.82.n3-4-2020237.

Issue

Section

Research Studies