Babel la tete dans le ciel
by S. Anthonioz
The biblical account of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) has often been interpreted in the historical context of the great Mesopotamian empires. The purpose of this work is to analyze this biblical text in light of various literary motifs common in Mesopotamian literature, particularly that of the head in the sky (Gen 11:4), and to show the function these motifs hold in their different contexts.
English summary: The biblical account of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) has often been interpreted in the historical context of the great Mesopotamian empires. The purpose of this work is to analyze this biblical text in light of various literary motifs common in Mesopotamian literature, particularly that of the head in the sky (Gen 11:4), and to show the function these motifs hold in their different contexts. French description: Le recit biblique de Babel (Gn 11,1-9) a souvent ete interprete dans le contexte historique des grands Empires mesopotamiens. La ville avec sa tour, fut-elle religieuse ou militaire, ne serait autre que Babylone, dont elle partage le nom en hebreu, voire quelque capitale assyrienne. Le recit condamnerait ainsi la puissance et l’hybris de ces grandes civilisations et la dispersion et la confusion subsequentes manifesteraient la punition divine. Le but de cet ouvrage est de revisiter une telle hypothese, d’analyser le texte biblique a la lumiere des differents motifs litteraires communs a la litterature mesopotamienne, particulierement celui de la tete dans le ciel (Gn 11,4), et de montrer les fonctions que ces motifs occupent dans leurs differents contextes. Cette analyse comparative permet de souligner le repensement ideologique, theologique mais egalement anthropologique, qui s’effectue dans le recit qui clot l’histoire des origines et ouvre celle des patriarches.
- By (author) S Anthonioz
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