TY - JOUR
T1 - The story of Balaam's she-ass (Numbers 22:21-35)
T2 - A new literary insight
AU - Frisch, Amos
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The presence of the she-ass episode in the Balaam pericope (Numbers 22-24) raises a number of questions, in part because it seems to result in inconsistencies and redundancies. Based on an integrated reading of the biblical text that looks for the elements shared by the episode and the broader story and examines the former in expanding contextual circles, the present article argues that Num 22:21-35 plays an important role by presenting the relationship between Balaam and his donkey as analogous to his relationship with the Israelites.
AB - The presence of the she-ass episode in the Balaam pericope (Numbers 22-24) raises a number of questions, in part because it seems to result in inconsistencies and redundancies. Based on an integrated reading of the biblical text that looks for the elements shared by the episode and the broader story and examines the former in expanding contextual circles, the present article argues that Num 22:21-35 plays an important role by presenting the relationship between Balaam and his donkey as analogous to his relationship with the Israelites.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84950311724&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/hbr.2015.0007
DO - 10.1353/hbr.2015.0007
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SN - 0146-4094
VL - 56
SP - 103
EP - 113
JO - Hebrew Studies
JF - Hebrew Studies
ER -