“丢驴”传说与以色列王权的兴起

The Legend of“Lost Donkeys”and the Rise of Israel’s Kingship

“丢驴”传说指的是《撒母耳记上》9:1-10:16中所描绘的扫罗父亲基士丢驴,扫罗找驴,最终受膏成王的故事。圣经学者们往往将之看作是一个民间传说,是扫罗成王叙事的一个铺垫。但是“丢驴”故事位于扫罗成王叙事的开篇,其重要性不容小觑。由于《撒母耳记上》属于“申命派历史”,因此我们不可否认“丢驴”故事经历了后期的神学编辑,注入了基本的“奖顺罚逆”申命派神学思想。本文通过对“丢驴”故事进行文本分析,结合几位圣经学者在这个问题上的观点,试图论证“丢驴”故事与扫罗王权兴起的真正关系以及其背后的申命派神学内涵。

The legend of the“lost donkey”refers to the story depicted in 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16,in which Saul’s father,Kish,loses his donkey,Saul finds it and is eventually anointed as king.Biblical scholars tend to see this as a folklore story that sets up the narrative of Saul’s reign.But the importance of the story of the lost donkey,which is situated at the beginning of the narrative of Saul’s reign,cannot be underestimated.Since 1 Samuel is part of the Deuteronomistic history,we cannot deny that the legend of“Lost Donkeys”has undergone a later theological editing,infusing it with the basic Deuteronomistic idea of“rewarding the good and punishing the bad”.The theology of the Deuteronomists.Through a textual analysis of the legend of“Lost Donkeys”and the views of several biblical scholars on this issue,this paper seeks to demonstrate the true relationship between the legend of“Lost Donkeys”and the rise of Saul’s kingship,as well as the underlying Deuteronomic theology.