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Tom 31 Nr 1 (2022)

Artykuły

Biblical Ban on Tattoos (Lev 19:26-28) Background, Context, Meaning and Perspectives

  • Bartłomiej Mateusz Sokal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52097/lst.2022.1.71-96  [Google Scholar]
Opublikowane: 07.04.2022

Abstrakt

Głównym tematem artykułu jest krytyczna analiza znaczenia zakazu tatuażu zawartego
w Kpł 19, 26–28 oraz badanie historycznych oraz kulturowych kontekstów praktyki tatuowania w starożytności. Zapis Księgi Kapłańskiej jest osadzony w kontekście zbioru zakazów praktyk magicznych, imitujących religijne zwyczaje narodów ościennych, w związku z czym analiza kontekstu pozwala dotrzeć do głównej motywacji, która towarzyszyła prawodawcy. Pierwszym krokiem jest analiza motywacji tatuażu w krajach ościennych Izraela, by dalej ustalić główne powody, dla których w starożytności wykonywano tatuowanie ciała. Następnie szczegółowej analizie filologicznej oraz egzegetycznej poddane zostaną zakazy z ww. 26–28, by na tej podstawie prześledzić w kolejnym kroku, jak starożytni tłumacze rozumieli te zakazy. Dalej, po zarysowaniu zagadnienia w literaturze rabinicznej, sformułowane zostały główne wnioski dotyczące praktyki tatuowania w Księdze Kapłańskiej.

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