Clashing deities in the book of <i>Judith</i>: A Greimassian perspective
The shaping of a text with a specific kind of plot is suggestive of the fundamental values that the author desires to either promote or discourage within the reader’s community and its worldview. The Judith narrative is not an exception to this claim or rule. Scholars have contributed much in esta...
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doaj-9c2a481d498948909bfc746ee0d15ca92020-11-24T23:21:33ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502015-07-01713e1e810.4102/hts.v71i3.28932541Clashing deities in the book of <i>Judith</i>: A Greimassian perspectiveRisimati S. Hobyane0School of Biblical Studies and Ancient Languages, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThe shaping of a text with a specific kind of plot is suggestive of the fundamental values that the author desires to either promote or discourage within the reader’s community and its worldview. The Judith narrative is not an exception to this claim or rule. Scholars have contributed much in establishing the underlying purpose of Judith and came up with intuitive contributions to the field of study. However, the investigation of the overarching fundamental values that generated the story of Judith remains a gap to be filled in Judith research. The goal of this article is to fill this gap by investigating the fundamental values that the author desires to promote or discourage within the community, using the thematic analysis of the Greimassian semiotic approach. Subsequently, the present article reveals that the Judith narrative was designed to be an ideological vehicle in its intent, aimed at rejuvenating and revitalising the core values of the Jewish religion during the difficult times of the Second Temple period.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2893JudithGreimassian PerspectiveNarrative analysisActantial model |
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Clashing deities in the book of <i>Judith</i>: A Greimassian perspective |
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The shaping of a text with a specific kind of plot is suggestive of the fundamental values that the author desires to either promote or discourage within the reader’s community and its worldview. The Judith narrative is not an exception to this claim or rule. Scholars have contributed much in establishing the underlying purpose of Judith and came up with intuitive contributions to the field of study. However, the investigation of the overarching fundamental values that generated the story of Judith remains a gap to be filled in Judith research. The goal of this article is to fill this gap by investigating the fundamental values that the author desires to promote or discourage within the community, using the thematic analysis of the Greimassian semiotic approach. Subsequently, the present article reveals that the Judith narrative was designed to be an ideological vehicle in its intent, aimed at rejuvenating and revitalising the core values of the Jewish religion during the difficult times of the Second Temple period. |
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Judith Greimassian Perspective Narrative analysis Actantial model |
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