Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2024
Abstract
This paper attempts to determine whether David or his editor in 1 Sam 24:11b–12a is alluding to the judge Jephtha in Judg 11:27, and if so, what implications this intertextual allusion would have on both diachronic and synchronic studies. To accomplish this goal, the author utilizes four of the criteria proposed by Richard B. Hays in Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul—namely, the criteria of verbal parallel, availability of source to the author (date), theme, and recurrence of author to the same section. The author examines the degree of verbal parallel in light of the hermeneutical structuring principle of retribution, finding that an allusion to Jephtha is possible. To address date, the author enters a discussion of the current diachronic studies on 1 Sam 24 and said studies’ intersections with the verbal structuring elements previously described. The author finds that the criterium of date is unverifiable. Having established a solid footing in the structure of the passage, the author enters into a thematic, synchronic discussion which focuses on the speeches and characters of both Jephtha and David, asking what the thematic implications would be if Jephtha were read into David. Finally to address the frequency of recurrence of the author to Judges, a brief section covers the extent to which current scholarship recognizes intertextual references between the books of Samuel and Judges. The final judgement for an allusion is inconclusive, and thus a suggestion for a new study is proposed.
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Daniel T., "Allusive Allusions" (2024). Theology Undergraduate Work. 12.
https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/theo_undergrad_work/12
