Ebed-Melec nella letteratura biblica e giudaica

In this study, Lopasso puts together the biblical and rabbinic data regarding Ebed Melech, the cushite officier at the court of king Zedekiah, who drew the prophet Jeremiah up from the pit (Jer 38:7-13). For this reason and for his religious attitude, he was promised salvation during the general overthrow of the holy city (Jer 39:15-18). Unlike the TM, the Lxx presents him as an antagonist of the king with a polemic function more appropriate to a prophet. Beginning with the Targum, neither his name nor his origin are clear. His person begins to become legendary and represents those who will be rewarded with immortality by God for their good works. In this trek, it is interesting to follow all the steps and look for possible links between the different texts and biblical passages which have had an influence in the formation of the tradition.