{"id":50542,"date":"2019-03-01T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T13:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=50542"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:18:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T12:18:30","slug":"prohibition-of-treason-against-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/prohibition-of-treason-against-the-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Prohibition Of Treason Against The King"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[467,555,835],"acf":{"old_id":"50542","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":44114,"related_cahpter":"166","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Striking parallels to Assyrian treaty texts","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This cuneiform tablet, discovered at Tell Tayinat, Syria, is one examplar of the treaty imposed by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon upon his subjects in 672 BCE. Overall, this treaty informs the interpretation of the Book of Deuteronomy as a document of the covenant between God and Israel, with God in the role of king, and Israel in the role of vassal nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Deuteronomy 13, the parallels to the Assyrian treaty are particularly striking. Both texts consider prophecy against the monarch to be an act of treason. Addressing the vassals directly, the Assyrian treaty makes them mandated reporters, &#8220;if you hear an improper, ugly word . . . from the mouth of a prophet.&#8221; Similarly, just as 13:9 prohibits &#8220;shielding&#8221; the instigator, the Assyrian vassals swear, &#8220;Should we hear of instigation to armed rebellion, agitation or malicious whispers, evil, unseemly things, or treacherous, disloyal talk . . . we shall not conceal it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to their parallel contents, Deuteronomy and the Assyrian treaty sound similar, too. The Akkadian term for &#8220;treacherous talk,&#8221; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dabab surrati<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> closely resembles the Hebrew term <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dibber sar\u00e2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is what the false prophet is said to do in 13:6. \u00a0Both texts also directly quote the hypothetical seditious speech: &#8221; &#8216;Come let us worship other gods&#8217; &#8221; in 13:7 and 13:14, and, in the treaty, &#8221; &#8216;Malign Assurbanipal, the great crown prince designate . . . Speak evil and improper things about him.&#8217; &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme of this chapter&#8217;s three laws, then, is prohibiting treason against the Ultimate King.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image: \u00a9Tayinat Archaeological Project\/Photo by Julie Unruh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link to Image:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.utoronto.ca\/tap\/the-esarhaddon-succession-treaty.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/sites.utoronto.ca\/tap\/the-esarhaddon-succession-treaty.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 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