Queen Mother: A Biblical Theology of Mary's Queenship by Edward Sri

Author:Edward Sri [Sri, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0029O0BJA
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Published: 2005-02-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

1 ^N. Andreasen, “Role of the Queen Mother in Israelite Society,” p. 182. In addition to these functions, Kirwin, while examining Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Ugaritic, and Hittite kingdoms, notes how the queen mother often played an intercessory role with the king. G. Kirwin, Nature of the Queenship, pp. 299–305.

2 ^Cf. R. De Vaux, Ancient Israel, p. 118. For an example of the preeminence of the mother-son relationship over all other relationships in tribal cultures, see H. Kuper, “Kinship Among the Swazi,” in A. Radcliffe-Brown and D. Forde, African Systems of Kinship and Marriage (New York: Oxford University, 1950), p. 95.

3 ^R. De Vaux, Ancient Israel, pp. 115–16.

4 ^D. Stanley, “The Mother of My Lord,” p. 331.

5 ^B. Ahern, “Mother of the Messiah,” p. 35. Also see G. Kirwin, Nature of the Queenship, pp. 298–99: “Because the king had many wives he left the upbringing of his children to their mothers. Consequently when the king died and one of his children succeeded to the throne this was largely due to the influence (and at times the machinations) of his mother. Thus the heir to the throne owed his life and his ruling position to his mother.”

6 ^The pertinent Ugaritic and Hittite literature has been reviewed by a number of scholars, including N. Andreasen, “Role of the Queen Mother in Israelite Society,” pp. 179–94; R. De Vaux, Ancient Israel, pp. 115–19; L. Schearing, “Queen,” in D. Freedman, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), pp. 583–88; H. Cazelles, “La Mère du Roi-Messie dans l’Ancien Testament,” pp. 43–46.

7 ^R. De Vaux, Ancient Israel, p. 118; N. Andreasen, “Role of the Queen Mother in Israelite Society,” p. 182.

8 ^Epistles 89, 95, 117 in C. Gordon, Ugaritic Literature (Rome: Pontificium Istitutum Biblicum, 1949), pp. 116–17. Cf. J. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Princeton University Press, 1955), p. 146 (hereafter cited as ANET); B. Ahern, “Mother of the Messiah,” p. 40.

9 ^G. Kirwin, Nature of the Queenship, p. 302; B. Ahern, “Mother of the Messiah,” p. 38.

10 ^Harper Letters, nos. 303, 254, 263, 324, 368, 569, in R. Pfeiffer, State Letters of Assyria (New York: Krause, 1967). Numerated in Pfeiffer as nos. 181, 188, 274, 187, 230, 229. See also P. De Boer, “The Counselor,” p. 64.

11 ^J. Pritchard, ANET, pp. 75–76, 81. See also B. Ahern, “The Mother of the Messiah,” p. 37.

12 ^G. Kirwin, Nature of the Queenship, p. 301; J. Montgomery, Daniel (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1964), pp. 257–58; B. Ahern, “Mother of the Messiah,” p. 38; R. Harrison, “Queen Mother,” p. 8.

13 ^B. Ahern, “Mother of the Messiah,” p. 38. See also R. Harrison, “Queen Mother,” p. 8: “Most scholars agree that in Dnl. 5:10 Aram. malkâ (‘queen’) refers not to Belshazzar’s consort but to his mother (or possibly grandmother), Nebuchadnezzar’s widow. The manner of her entry (without being summoned), the authoritative tone of her counsel, and her knowledge of Daniel’s accomplishments during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar (vv. 11f.), all suggest that she held the important position of queen mother.

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