歌唱者：回歸時代的先知

被擄巴比倫事件在各方面都為猶大帶來了巨大的變化，並顛覆了傳統的先知角色。到了波斯時期，一個新的歌唱者團體首次崛起，取代了被擄前先知的職任，並負責向人們宣傳統治階級的意識形態。這一團體由此取得了較高地位，儘管來源可疑，但他們被歷代志編者描寫為利未後代加以推崇。本文對研究聖經歷史及歷史寫作、尤其是社會結構與身份認同問題提供了新的材料和看法，並提出了這一團體名稱的新譯法。

關鍵字

聖經；歷代志；猶大；歌唱者；先知

並列摘要

The Babylonian exile has brought Judah significant changes in many aspects and led to the decline of the traditional prophets. During Persian Period, however, a new group of the singers emerged for the first time and substituted the pre-exilic prophets. They became messengers bearing the ideology of the ruling class to the people. This group therefore earned high status and was portrayed by the Chronicler as descendants of the Levites despite its doubtful origin. This article shows new light on the study of late biblical history and historiography, especially the social structure and the issue of identity and proposes a new Chinese translation for the name of this group.

並列關鍵字

Bible ； Chronicles ； Judah ； Singers ； Prophet

參考文獻

Albright, William Foxwell. Archaeology and the Religion of Israel: The Ayer lectures of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. 4th ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1941.

Google Scholar

Beentjes, Pancratius(2001).Prophets in the Book of Chronicles.The Elusive Prophet: The Prophet as a Historical Person, Literary Character and Anonymous Artist.(The Elusive Prophet: The Prophet as a Historical Person, Literary Character and Anonymous Artist).Leiden