Sun and moon grinding to a halt : exegetical remarks on Joshua 10:9-14 and related texts in Judges
| dc.contributor.author | Kruger, H.A.J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-07T11:55:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-07T11:55:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDF | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Attempts to solve the enigma of the extended day may be classified into two groups. Several interpretations are based on the natural sciences. Recently, however, as far as the construction of the passage is concerned, renewed attention has been given to the possible role of religious customs, mythology and omens in connection with ancient military strategy. Against this background, the sun and moon are viewed as deities and told to remain passive in the battle. Omen texts from Mesopotamia related to warfare, and based on the "favourable" or "unfavourable" position of the sun and moon, seem to have impacted on the passage as well. Others have interpreted the sun in terms of mythical and/or theological categories. This paper avers that an interpretation in terms of the mythical millwheel may help to explain the meaning of the passage. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kruger, HAJ 1999, 'Sun and moon grinding to a halt: Exegetical remarks on Joshua 10:9-14 and related texts in Judges', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1077-1097. | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0259-9422 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15504 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.rights | Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Extended day | en |
| dc.subject | Religious customs | en |
| dc.subject | Military strategy | en |
| dc.subject | Moon (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) | en |
| dc.subject | Joshua 10:9-14 | en |
| dc.subject | Judges | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Bible -- O.T. -- Joshua X, 9-14 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Bible -- O.T. -- Judges -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sun -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Myth in the Bible | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Religion and science | en |
| dc.title | Sun and moon grinding to a halt : exegetical remarks on Joshua 10:9-14 and related texts in Judges | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |