Did David murder Saul’s successors in 2 Samuel 21:1–14 and does it matter?
This reading reveals the structure of the episode in 2 Samuel 21:1–14 as a story-within-a-story: In the frame story, David tackles the causes of a famine. In the inner story, his attempt to resolve the famine by executing seven of Saul’s descendants and the expiation performed by Rizpah are parallel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Unisa Press
2018
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| In: |
Journal for semitics
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-17 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 2. 21,1-14
/ Famine
/ King
/ Centralisation
/ Murder
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Samuel 2. 21,1-14
B Law B Centralisation of worship B David B 2 Samuel 21 B Archaic 3ms suffix |
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