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<li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/neviim/sefer-shmuel-aleph/chapter-15-shauls-war-against-amalek-1">Shaul’s War Against Amalek,</a> by R. Amnon Bazak, for comparison and contrast of the accounts of the war against Amalek in Shemot and Devarim, and the aftermath of these encounters in Sefer Shemuel.  He notes that in Shemot the war is described as an affront against God; other nations were awed by God's feats in Egypt and Amalek alone dared to attack. Devarim, in contrast, highlights the human dimension of the war, focusing on how it was an immoral attack against innocents. </li> | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/neviim/sefer-shmuel-aleph/chapter-15-shauls-war-against-amalek-1">Shaul’s War Against Amalek,</a> by R. Amnon Bazak, for comparison and contrast of the accounts of the war against Amalek in Shemot and Devarim, and the aftermath of these encounters in Sefer Shemuel.  He notes that in Shemot the war is described as an affront against God; other nations were awed by God's feats in Egypt and Amalek alone dared to attack. Devarim, in contrast, highlights the human dimension of the war, focusing on how it was an immoral attack against innocents. </li> | ||
| − | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/torah/sefer-shemot/parashat-tetzaveh/zakhor-evil-amalek">Zakhor: The Evil of Amalek</a>, by R. Alex Israel, for a composite picture of the unique immorality of Amalek based on details gleaned from the various Biblical accounts of conflicts between Am Yisrael and Amalek</li> | + | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/tanakh/torah/sefer-shemot/parashat-tetzaveh/zakhor-evil-amalek">Zakhor: The Evil of Amalek</a>, by R. Alex Israel, for a composite picture of the unique immorality of Amalek based on details gleaned from the various Biblical accounts of conflicts between Am Yisrael and Amalek.</li> |
| − | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/holidays/purim/amalek-moral-argument">Amalek: The Moral Argument</a>, by R. Yaakov Medan, | + | <li>See <a href="https://www.etzion.org.il/en/holidays/purim/amalek-moral-argument">Amalek: The Moral Argument</a>, by R. Yaakov Medan, who discusses both the differences between the two accounts and moral question raised by the obligation to wipe out Amalek. R. Medan notes that many assume that the two accounts of the war represent two stages, the initial defeat (Devarim), and the ultimate victory (Shemot).</li> |
<li>See <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.15699/jbl.1341.2015.2676?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">The Legal Blend in Biblical Narrative</a>, by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, for analysis of instances (including the sections about Amalek) in which notions from two sources from the Torah, both dealing with the same issue in different ways, are blended in a narrative found in Neviim or Ketuvim. Dr. Berman suggests that the narrative of Shaul blends motifs found in the passages about Amalek in Shemot and Devarim.</li> | <li>See <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.15699/jbl.1341.2015.2676?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">The Legal Blend in Biblical Narrative</a>, by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, for analysis of instances (including the sections about Amalek) in which notions from two sources from the Torah, both dealing with the same issue in different ways, are blended in a narrative found in Neviim or Ketuvim. Dr. Berman suggests that the narrative of Shaul blends motifs found in the passages about Amalek in Shemot and Devarim.</li> | ||
<li>See <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1509808?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">The Punishment of Amalek in the Jewish Tradition: Coping with the Moral Problem</a>, by Dr. Avi Sagi, for analysis and categorization of commentators’ interpretations of the Biblical narratives and halakhic passages relating to Amalek.  Through this discussion, Dr. Sagi explores the interaction in Jewish tradition between morality, religion, and canonical text.</li> | <li>See <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1509808?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">The Punishment of Amalek in the Jewish Tradition: Coping with the Moral Problem</a>, by Dr. Avi Sagi, for analysis and categorization of commentators’ interpretations of the Biblical narratives and halakhic passages relating to Amalek.  Through this discussion, Dr. Sagi explores the interaction in Jewish tradition between morality, religion, and canonical text.</li> | ||
Version as of 10:27, 14 November 2023
Biblical Parallels Index – Shemot 17
War with Amalek
Articles
- See Shaul’s War Against Amalek, by R. Amnon Bazak, for comparison and contrast of the accounts of the war against Amalek in Shemot and Devarim, and the aftermath of these encounters in Sefer Shemuel. He notes that in Shemot the war is described as an affront against God; other nations were awed by God's feats in Egypt and Amalek alone dared to attack. Devarim, in contrast, highlights the human dimension of the war, focusing on how it was an immoral attack against innocents.
- See Zakhor: The Evil of Amalek, by R. Alex Israel, for a composite picture of the unique immorality of Amalek based on details gleaned from the various Biblical accounts of conflicts between Am Yisrael and Amalek.
- See Amalek: The Moral Argument, by R. Yaakov Medan, who discusses both the differences between the two accounts and moral question raised by the obligation to wipe out Amalek. R. Medan notes that many assume that the two accounts of the war represent two stages, the initial defeat (Devarim), and the ultimate victory (Shemot).
- See The Legal Blend in Biblical Narrative, by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, for analysis of instances (including the sections about Amalek) in which notions from two sources from the Torah, both dealing with the same issue in different ways, are blended in a narrative found in Neviim or Ketuvim. Dr. Berman suggests that the narrative of Shaul blends motifs found in the passages about Amalek in Shemot and Devarim.
- See The Punishment of Amalek in the Jewish Tradition: Coping with the Moral Problem, by Dr. Avi Sagi, for analysis and categorization of commentators’ interpretations of the Biblical narratives and halakhic passages relating to Amalek. Through this discussion, Dr. Sagi explores the interaction in Jewish tradition between morality, religion, and canonical text.
