Martin Leuenberger, «“Deine Gnade ist besser als Leben” (Ps 63,4).
Ausformungen der Grundkonstellation von Leben und Tod im alten
Israel», Vol. 86 (2005) 343-368
The present article investigates the basic constellation of life and death in Ancient
Israel. Significant concepts are found in Prov 3, the blessing texts from Chirbet el-
Qom and Ketef Hinnom, Ps 63 and Qoh 3,16-22. The basic constellation of life
and death is characterized by (1) the connection of life to YHWH, (2) the
asymmetry of life and death, (3) thematic aspects of life, which contain (a) the
vital well-being during this life, (b) the blessed life at the border to death, and
beyond that, (c) the connection to YHWH, (d) the elementary dimensions of eating,
drinking and joy.
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und Varianz des Themas spielen zusammen und führen je zu
unverwechselbaren Ausformungen der Grundkonstellation von Leben
und Tod.
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SUMMARY
The present article investigates the basic constellation of life and death in Ancient
Israel. Significant concepts are found in Prov 3, the blessing texts from Chirbet el-
Qom and Ketef Hinnom, Ps 63 and Qoh 3,16-22. The basic constellation of life
and death is characterized by (1) the connection of life to YHWH, (2) the
asymmetry of life and death, (3) thematic aspects of life, which contain (a) the
vital well-being during this life, (b) the blessed life at the border to death, and
beyond that, (c) the connection to YHWH, (d) the elementary dimensions of eating,
drinking and joy.