On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel
Recent research has shown that city gates were a place of judgment, execution, and public displays in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. This article explores the role of the gate on the literary level in the narratives concerning the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. It demonstrates how the...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2016, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 399-413 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1. 4,12-18
/ Bible. Samuel 2. 3,22-39
/ Bible. Könige 2. 9,31-33
/ Dying
/ City gate
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament XA Law |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Recent research has shown that city gates were a place of judgment, execution, and public displays in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. This article explores the role of the gate on the literary level in the narratives concerning the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. It demonstrates how the function of gates in ancient Israel, and the institutions associated with them, allow the narrator to draw on themes of judgment, punishment and order, as well as creating a sense of irony throughout. |
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| ISSN: | 0309-0892 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089215611532 |