The Wilderness Motif in the Dead Sea Scrolls (original) (raw)

USING BIBLICAL MOTIFS AND THEMES

The phenomenon we discuss in this document may, according to standard dictionaries, be designated by the proper English terms " theme " or " motive ". But on account of the many other connotations these terms have in present-day English, I prefer to follow the example of modern English writers and employ the term " motif " (pronounced moteef; from the French), or " leitmotiv " (pronounced light moteef; from the German). In this document we focus on the existence of such motifs and themes in Scripture, and how they can help us do justice to the biblical message when preaching or giving instructions.

Two Models of Inspiration? The Challenge of the Old Testament Narratives

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, 2017

There exists a scholarly view that there are essentially two models of biblical inspiration: a prophetic model and a non-prophetic model. Both, it is averred, occur in the biblical record, the non-prophetic (or, "research") model accounting for virtually everything (narrative passages, for example) outside the prophetic books. This paper critiques this view and finds that: (1) it fails to account for the data in the narratives, and (2) leads almost inevitably to a hierarchical 'levels' of inspiration.'

An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach

2008

the Hebrew Bible An Introduction to ATHEMATICAPPROACH Sandra L. Gravett • Karla G. Bohmbach FV Greifenhagen • Donald C. Polaski ... An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible A THEMATIC APPROACH Sandra L. Gravett Karla G. Bohmbach FV Greifenhagen Donald C. Polaski ...