Between Tradition and Innovation. Interpretation of the Book of Numbers in Literary and Theological Respect

该项目的重点是在文学史，叙事学和神学方面的民数记的关键作用。它还接近的作用，这本书的数字组成的摩西五（创世纪，申命记）和Hexateuch（创世纪，约书亚）。该项目旨在突出该书的主题特点（十二部落制度、仪式、等级崇拜秩序、以色列作为一个民族的祝福、东约旦的土地概念、女儿的继承法、与陌生人打交道等）。在公元前世纪的文学进程中这本书被理解为对给定文本和法律的材料的解释（内在的圣经解释），同样也被理解为在后放逐时期后期为集体“以色列”而斗争。这一假设加强了这样一种观点，即通过接近传统，书籍在身份建构过程中具有特殊的功能。这一创新的立场得到了两个侧面论点的支持：由于将宪法（虚构地）置于土地之外，这本书为“以色列十二部落”中的敌对团体提供了一个共同的参考点。在这个概念中，土地的定义是如此广泛，以至于波斯的耶哈默德省以外的群体（特别是外约旦人）也可以被包括在“以色列十二支派”之内。对于那些在巴比伦或埃及流亡的人来说，《托拉》为集体的以色列身份提供了一个构成基础。该项目将申请人的准备工作与全面的论文相结合，并在概念上编写Numeri一书的评论。

The project focuses on the key role of the book of Numbers in terms of literary history, narratology, and theology. It also approaches the role of the book of numbers in the composition of the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy) and the Hexateuch (Genesis-Joshua). The project aims at highlighting the thematic features of the book (the twelve-tribe-system, rituals, hierarchical cultic order, blessing of Israel as a people, land conception in East Jordan, inheritance law of daughters, dealing with strangers, etc.) within the literary process of the fourth century B.C.E. The book is understood as an interpretation of given texts and legal material (inner biblical interpretation), and likewise as a struggle for the collective 'Israel' in the late postexilic period. The hypothesis strengthens the view, that the book has a particular function in the identity-building processes by approaching tradition. The innovative position is supported by two flanking arguments: As a result of placing the constitution (fictitiously) outside the land, the book provides a common reference point for the rivaling groups in the 'twelve-tribe-all-Israel'. Within this concept the land is so broadly defined that groups outside the Persian province of Yehûd (particular the Transjordan people) can also be included into the 'twelve-tribe-all-Israel'. For those living in exile in Babylonia or Egypt, the Torah provides a constitutive basis for collective Israel identity. The project combines the preparatory work of the applicant with a comprehensive thesis and prepares the commentary of the book Numeri conceptually.