Abstract
The autumnal festival and the royal rite at Bethel as an intertext of Amos 7:10-8:14 and Hosea 9:1-9. It is argued that a text from the Samaritan Liturgy which describes a royal rite at Bethel on the last day of the autumnal festival, represents a reliable tradition. This text, as well as Deuteronomy 26:2-15 to which it is closely related, is used as the basis for a reconstruction of a royal rite at Bethel during the time of the monarchy. Amos 7:10-8:14 and Hosea 9:1-9 are read against this background. The said prophecies state exactly the opposite of what was expressed and intended by the royal rite. This accounts for the vehement reaction against Amos and Hosea from the side of the priests.
Highlights
The autumnal festival and the royal rite at Bethel as an intertext of Amos 7:10-8:14 and Hosea 9:1-9 It is argued that a text from the Samaritan Liturgy which describes a royal rite at Bethel on the last day of the autumnal/estival, represents a reliable tradition
The said prophecies state exactly the opposite of what was expressed and intended by the royal rite. This accounts for the vehement reaction against Amos and Hosea from the side of the priests
Alhoewel die Samaritane 'n baie klein geloofsgemeenskap is wat rondom die heiligdom by Gerisim saamgetrek is en wat aan die begin van hierdie eeu 'n skamele 152 en teen 1935 slegs 212 persone getel het (Montgomery 1968:IX), be~kik hulle oor 'n kultureel-religieuse erfenis met 'n verstommende omvang
Summary
When they renounce Mount Gerizim, and confess Jerusalem and the resurrection of the dead. From this time forth he that robs a Samaritan shall be as he who robs an Israelite' (Montgomery 1968:203). Dit kom neer op 'n erkenning dat die breuk tussen die Jode en die Samaritane deur eersgenoemde veroorsaak en in stand gehou is. Dit was veral die Fanseers wat hierdie breuk gekoester het (Green 1958:26). Nieteenstaande al die pogings tot uitwissing (Green 1958:24-27) het hierdie geloofsgemeenskap bly bestaan en hardnekkig vasgehou aan baie ou tradisies wat uit die aard van die saak in nuwe omstandighede herinterpreteer is
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