Chastising with Scorpions: Reading the Old Testament in Early Modern England

Killeen, Kevin

doi:10.1525/hlq.2010.73.3.491

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“…The use of ‫ב‬ ‫רָ‬ ְ ‫ַק‬ ‫ע‬ shows how fierce in oppression he would be compared with his father. By using scorpion, it showed how cruel Rehoboam was to the yearnings and aspirations of the people of Israel (Killeen 2010). Rehoboam chooses slogans over wisdom, machismo over servanthood.…”

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1 Kings 12:1–24 and effects of hate speech in Nigeria

Uroko

Obiorah

2021

Verbum et Ecclesia

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On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos state, the person is going to die inside this water … For the Igbos and others in Lagos, they should go where the Oba of Lagos heads to …. (Godwin 2015:1) Or the hate speech expressed by the Northern Elders Forum 'We'll regard anyone who votes for PDP as enemy of North' (Edeh 2014:1), which is specifically directed against people of southern Nigeria. These speeches express hatred towards a group and it is derogatory and humiliating (Davidson et al. 2017:1). In Nigeria, hate speech, from observation, emanates from leaders and citizens and this has led to an increase in religious bigotry, tribal and ethnic suspicion (Cortese 2006:77) and overall underdevelopment of Nigeria. The failure of other approaches in curbing this sad development led to the need to approach this problem from Old Testament perspective using 1 Kings 12:1-24 as a light.A perusal of the remote context of 1 Kings 12 reveals Solomon who is portrayed as complying with David's instructions (1 Ki 2:12-46a). An implicit critique of Solomon's reign appears even in the narrative concerning Solomon's administration of the land (1 Ki 4:1-20), which depicts the 12 administrative districts of Solomon's kingdom, each of which is obligated to support the king's court for a month. It is clear that the system is heavily weighted in favour of Solomon's own tribe of Judah, which is responsible for only one month of royal support each year in contrast to the 11 months for which the rest of the kingdom is responsible. This is particularly noteworthy in relation to the charges by the northern tribes of Solomon's harsh treatment (1 Ki 12) This article examines the effect of hate speech in Nigeria in the light of 1 Kings 12:1-24. Hate speech refers to any speech that subordinates, marginalises or harms members of a group. The analysis of the text unveils how Rehoboam's speech inhibits and exhibits hate, subordination and neglect of citizens he was ruling based on tribal difference. Rehoboam's father, Solomon, placed a heavy burden especially on the people of northern Israel. After Solomon's death, the people hoped for a review and possible annihilation of the biased policies by Rehoboam. Unfortunately, Rehoboam's response was full of hate. The people of Israel also responded with hate speech towards Rehoboam. Thus, the exchange of hate speech from the ruler to the ruled occurred. This led to a divided Israel, opened to attacks. This analysis affords an insight into the problem of hate speech in Nigeria. There is a general perception that a particular set of people are favoured by federal government in Nigeria. This had further intensified ethnic tension, ethno-religious disunity and calls for disintegration of Nigeria. The pericope (1 Ki 12:1-24) speaks anew about the problem of ever-increasing hate speech in Nigeria. Intra/interdisciplinary implications:This research is based on the importance of hate speech in 1 Kings 12:1-24. Similar to ...

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1 Kings 12:1–24 and effects of hate speech in Nigeria

Uroko

Obiorah

2021

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“… 15 For an assessment of typology’s importance to early modern exegesis and thought, see Luxon; Freinkel; Streete, 2009 and 2012; Killeen, 2010 and 2011. While typology remained the dominant way of reading the Bible in the early decades of the seventeenth century, it is worth mentioning that alternative approaches to biblical interpretation were emerging.…”

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“… 24 Killeen, 2010, 492. Lewalski, 1977, 81, links the reformed emphasis on applying scripture to the self to this expansion in typological readings.…”

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“…In this reading, the new covenant through Jesus fulfills, rather than erases, the Genesis history and is deemed the single sense or literal meaning. For a discussion of the difficulty of distinguishing allegory from typology based on Paul's reading of Hagar and Sarah, see Luxon,; for the popularity of Galatians 4 and its relationship to the Reformers commitment to the literal sense, see Lewalski, 1979, 120. 24 Killeen, 2010, 492. Lewalski, 1977, links the reformed emphasis on applying scripture to the self to this expansion in typological readings.…”

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Literal and Spiritual Births: Mary as Mother in Seventeenth-Century Women’s Writing

Brownlee

2015

Renaiss. Q.

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Mindful of the complex position of Christ’s mother, Mary, in post-Reformation Europe, this article examines how two women writers read Mary’s fleshly relationship with Christ. Reading the Bible typologically, Aemilia Lanyer and Dorothy Leigh determine that Mary’s material labor has spiritual consequences, because, in delivering Christ, she delivers God’s plan for salvation and inaugurates the new covenant. But, interpreting Marian maternity in this way, Lanyer’sSalve Deus Rex Judaeorumand Leigh’sThe Mothers Blessingalso suggest that the new covenant initiates a form of maternity that has sustained spiritual resonance for all women and has profound implications for the female writer.

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The Restoration of the Jews: Early Modern Hermeneutics, Eschatology, and National Identity in the Works of Thomas Brightman

Crome

2014

International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives Internationales d'Histoire Des Idées

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Chastising with Scorpions: Reading the Old Testament in Early Modern England

Cited by 7 publications

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1 Kings 12:1–24 and effects of hate speech in Nigeria

1 Kings 12:1–24 and effects of hate speech in Nigeria

Literal and Spiritual Births: Mary as Mother in Seventeenth-Century Women’s Writing

The Restoration of the Jews: Early Modern Hermeneutics, Eschatology, and National Identity in the Works of Thomas Brightman

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