Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16
With the exception of Nahum 3:16, in the Hebrew Bible Yahweh alone has the power to multiply humans so that they will be as innumerable as the stars. Nineveh’s multiplication of her merchants “more than the stars of the heavens” (Nah 3:16) was, therefore, tantamount to a challenge to Yahweh’s divine...
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| description | With the exception of Nahum 3:16, in the Hebrew Bible Yahweh alone has the power to multiply humans so that they will be as innumerable as the stars. Nineveh’s multiplication of her merchants “more than the stars of the heavens” (Nah 3:16) was, therefore, tantamount to a challenge to Yahweh’s divine power. The destruction of Nineveh demonstrated that Yahweh answered this challenge. |
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| spelling | nottingham-504442020-05-04T19:27:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50444/ Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 Quine, Cat With the exception of Nahum 3:16, in the Hebrew Bible Yahweh alone has the power to multiply humans so that they will be as innumerable as the stars. Nineveh’s multiplication of her merchants “more than the stars of the heavens” (Nah 3:16) was, therefore, tantamount to a challenge to Yahweh’s divine power. The destruction of Nineveh demonstrated that Yahweh answered this challenge. Brill 2018-01-21 Article PeerReviewed Quine, Cat (2018) Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16. Vetus Testamentum . ISSN 1568-5330 (In Press) Nahum; Nineveh; Ishtar; Stars |
| spellingShingle | Nahum; Nineveh; Ishtar; Stars Quine, Cat Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title | Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title_full | Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title_fullStr | Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title_short | Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 |
| title_sort | nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in nahum 3:16 |
| topic | Nahum; Nineveh; Ishtar; Stars |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50444/ |