"But He Could Not Warm Himself": Sexual Innuendo and the Place of 1 Kgs 1,1-4
Springing off recent articles by Richard Hess and Russell Meek, this essay argues for the collaboration of vv. 1b and 4 to suggest that 1 Kgs 1,1-4 is concerned with discussing David's impotency. In light of this physiological development, David's attendants embarked on a search for a virg...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2018]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Jahr: 2018, Band: 32, Heft: 1, Seiten: 121-130 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
David, Israel, König
/ Abischag, Biblische Person
/ Impotenz
/ Märchen
/ Keret-Epos
/ Bibel. Könige 1. 1,1-4
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| IxTheo Notationen: | HB Altes Testament NCF Sexualethik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
לאֹיִחַם לוֹ
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| Zusammenfassung: | Springing off recent articles by Richard Hess and Russell Meek, this essay argues for the collaboration of vv. 1b and 4 to suggest that 1 Kgs 1,1-4 is concerned with discussing David's impotency. In light of this physiological development, David's attendants embarked on a search for a virgin. The Sumerian folktale "The Old Man and the Young Girl" may provide illumination for such an endeavor as it testifies to a perception that young women could rejuvenate impotent men. As for Adonijah's pursuit of the throne, one can interpret a causative, albeit it implicit, relationship between 1,1-4 and vv. 5ff. David's impotence rendered him unable to fulfill certain diplomatic duties, which had been a hallmark of his reign and rise to power. Such a development cast a shadow over the future of the administration, and ultimately, these four verses establish a sense of irony that will be revisited periodically throughout the history. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2017.1376527 |
