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古以色列宗教史中的「東方」建構－以巴別塔敘事為例
The Construction of the 〞East〞 in the Religion of Ancient Israel: The Case of the Tower of Babel Narrative
摘要
「東方」這一概念在古以色列宗教歷史發展的過程中有着特殊的意義，對塑造以色列人的民族身份，維繫以色列民族的發展起着重要的作用。在《創世記》的整體敘事背景中，巴別塔敘事《創世記》十一章1-9節的「東方」（□□□）一詞，表現出其對「東方」概念和意義獨特的理解和運用，説明了「東方」的概念在巴比倫流放時期後期，以及波斯帝國統治初期完成了重要的社會性建構。作為連接《創世記》一至十一章的遠古歷史與《創世記》十二至五十章的先祖敘事的《創世記》十一章1-9節，一方面，其整合了《創世記》二至三章及四章表現出的「流放」主題，對其中出現的「東方」概念做了符合波斯帝國統治時期以色列族群「回歸錫安」這一歷史處境的解釋；另一方面，出現在《創世記》十一章1-9節的「東方」也為在《創世記》十二至五十章所出現的「東方」概念做了一個主題層面上的呼應，調適了「東方」一詞在早期以色列歷史與文化中的傳統意義，賦予了其在巴比倫流放時期後期以及波斯阿契美尼德王朝新的歷史處境中新的內涵。
並列摘要
The concept of the 〞east〞 (□□□) has a particular meaning in the historical development of the religion of ancient Israel, playing an important role especially in constructing and maintaining the identity of the Israelite community in the post-exilic period. This article focuses on the concept of 〞east〞 used in the Tower of Babel narrative of Genesis 11:1-9; exploring how Genesis 11:1-9 reinterprets the traditional concept of the 〞east〞, and how the concept of 〞east〞 in Genesis 11:1-9 is socially constructed in the historical context of the early Persian period. On the one hand, the concept of 〞east〞 in Genesis 11:19 unifies the theme of 〞exile〞 in Genesis 2-3 and 4, reappropriating the meaning of the 〞east〞 in the historical context as 〞Return to Zion〞; on the other hand, the concept of the 〞east〞 in Genesis 11:1-9 echoes the use of the 〞east〞 in the patriarchal narrative of Genesis 12-50 on the thematic level, reinterpreting the traditional meaning of the 〞east〞 in the Israelite culture, thus giving the new connotation of the 〞east〞 based on the early Achaemenid Persian Empire.