Śladami biblijnego marzēaḥ (Amos 6, 7; Jeremiasz 16, 5)

• Authors: Fabian Tryl
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

The mysterious term „marzeah” occurs twice in the Old Testament. In the Book of Amos it stands for an aristocratic feast, whereas in the Book of Jeremiah we read about „the house of marzeah” meaning a place used for mourning for the dead. The texts from Ugarit provide us with more information. Thorough analysis of the texts implies that „marzeah” was an institution assembling people representing upper social classes. At least one of its aims was cult of the dead. It clearly resembles mesopotamian „kipsu” – a ritual feast where people called their ancestors to „eat bread and drink water”. In the Bible it is a clear example of the trait of pagan beginnings of Israel, whose elements in their fragmentary form lasted until VI century B.C.

Keywords

PL

starożytny Izrael; Ugarit; historia religii; kult przodków; marzeah

EN

ancient Israel; Ugarit; history of religion; cult of ancestors; marzeah

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: The Biblical Annals
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 55-81

Dates

published

2017-05-30

Contributors

author

Fabian Tryl