A Study on the Relationship between the Curses of Deuteronomy 28 and the Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty through the Discovery of the Tell Tayinat Manuscript

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· 발행기관 : 한세대학교 영산신학연구소
· 수록지 정보 : 영산신학저널 / 69권 / 7 ~ 43페이지
· 저자명 : 윤영준

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In contemporary Deuteronomic studies, the preeminent scholar Eckart Otto has integrated the research of P. E. Dion and H. U. Steymans and proposed the view that, in the 7th century BCE, Judahite intellectuals appropriated EST (Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty) in a subversive manner, leading to the composition of Deuteronomy 6, 13, and 28. Otto posits that this act constitutes the beginning or origin of Deuteronomy (Urdeuteronomium). Subsequently, Otto’s claim, based on a literary connection between Deuteronomy and Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty, has sparked considerable debate among scholars of Deuteronomy. For example, scholars opposing his view have sharply criticized Steymans’ study of Deuteronomy 28, which serves as the basis of Otto’s argument. They contend that a detailed examination of the texts of Deuteronomy and those of the ancient Near Eastern treaty reveals the weakness of Otto’s thesis that the curses in Deuteronomy 28 are directly dependent on EST. The issue lies in that both scholars supporting Otto and Steymans and those opposing them basically conduct literary comparisons between Deuteronomy and EST, yet they reach divergent conclusions. However, the recent discovery of another version of EST at Tell Tayinat in the Levant has opened the door for a new phase of research. The Tell Tayinat manuscript provides strong and significant argument reinforcing the claim of a literary connection between EST and Deuteronomy. Just as a manuscript of EST was displayed in the temple at Tell Tayinat, a similar copy might have been exhibited in the Jerusalem Temple. With this new archaeological discovery from Tell Tayinat, the scholarly approach to Deuteronomy and EST can move beyond mere literary comparison, and the direct literary connection between the two may now gain renewed recognition.

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