Eli, Enemy of a Temple! Koowon Kim, Ph.D. Professor of Department of Theology Reformed Theological Seminary in Seoul This article will be devoted to studying the usage of !wO[m' in 1 Samuel vv. 29 and 32, especially the phrase !wO[m' rc in v. 32, which is often regarded as an interpretive conundrum in the oracle. Many scholars, who find MT’s readings in 1 Samuel 2:29, 32 unintelligible, have resorted to emendation, based on different readings in LXX and 4QSama. This paper will critically review previous suggestions and prove MT readings to be commendable in and of itself. Towards this end, the relevant texts will be analyzed both philologically and literarily. I will propose to translate rc in v. 29 and !wO[m' rc in v. 32 as “in a temple” and “Oh enemy of a temple!” respectively and attempt to show that MT’s readings are intelligible, and, if properly understood, provide a hermeneutical key to understanding of the judgment oracle against Eli in its broader context. LXX's reading of verses 29a and 32a in 1 Samuel 2 may appear to provide an explanation of the difficult MT readings, but in fact, LXX complicates it. There is no definite evidence that LXX is the original and MT is its corrupt variant. MT rc “in a temple” in v. 29a and !wO[m' rc “enemy of a temple” in v. 32 make sense as they stand, in the sense that the sins of Eli's two sons were committed either in the temple or against the temple. Moreover, such understanding of MT readings may provide a hermeneutical key to understanding the story of the Elides' degradation, in which Eli's family is deprived of the privilege serving at the temple because they turned themselves into enemies of the temple. Although God revealed himself to Eli's house in Egypt, chose him out of all the tribes to be his priest, and gave him all the privileges pertaining to a temple-servant, the Elides proved themselves to be evil and ungrateful servants by desacralizing the temple. What they did in the temple or against the temple earns them the title !wO[m' rc ‘enemy of a temple’.
한국어
이 논문은 삼상 2장 29-32절의 !wO[m'(마온)와 !wO[m' rc;(짜르 마온)의 용법을 탐구한다. 많은 학자들이 맛소라 본문을 훼손 본문으로 간주하고, LXX에 근거해 본문을 수정할 것을 제안하지만, 필자는 맛소라 본문이 그 자체로 이해 가능할 뿐 아니라 보다 큰 문맥에 대한 해석학적 열쇠를 제공함을 보이려 한다. 이를 위해 해당 본문에 대한 문헌학적 분석과 문학적 분석을 시도한다.
목차
1. 들어가는 말 2. 질투의 눈으로 보기 3. 엘리, 성전의 적! 4. 보다 큰 이야기 문맥에서 (짜르 마오/성전의 적)의 문학적 역할 5. 나가는 말 6. 참고문헌 Abstract
한국구약학회는 구약연구의 발전을 위해서 서로 협조함으로써, 교회에 봉사하며 신학교육의 향상에 기여함을 그 목적으로 창립하였으며, 구약학의 발전과 학술교류 활동에 관한 아래의 사업을 추진한다;
1. 학술 연구 활동과 발표회 및 강연회
2. 학회지 발간 및 구약학 연구에 필요한 자료 발간
3. 국내외 학계와의 학술 교류
4. 신학교육 향상을 위한 노력과 교회에 봉사하는 활동
5. 그 밖에 구약학 연구에 도움이 되는 학술 활동
간행물
간행물명
구약논단 [The Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies]