Potiphar’s Wife in David’s Looking Glass: Reading 2 Samuel 11-12 as a Reflection Story of Genesis 39
Though the parallels between Joseph and David have been well noted, the numerous literary links between Joseph’s exemplary behaviour with Potiphar’s wife on the one hand and David’s disgraceful behaviour with Bathsheba on the other has gone by largely unnoticed. In this article, we analyse 2 Samuel...
| Published in: | Tyndale bulletin |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tyndale House
[2020]
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Tyndale bulletin
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 2. 11-12
/ Bible. Genesis 39
/ Intertextuality
/ Adultery
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCF Sexual ethics |
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Potiphar's wife, (Biblical figure)
B Bible. Genesis; Criticism, Narrative B Intertextuality in the Bible B Adultery; Biblical teaching B Joseph, (Biblical patriarch) B Bathsheba, (Biblical figure) B Bible. Samuel II; Criticism, Narrative B David, King of Israel B Allusions in the Bible |
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| Summary: | Though the parallels between Joseph and David have been well noted, the numerous literary links between Joseph’s exemplary behaviour with Potiphar’s wife on the one hand and David’s disgraceful behaviour with Bathsheba on the other has gone by largely unnoticed. In this article, we analyse 2 Samuel 11–12 as a reflection story of Genesis 39, noting the numerous parallels and striking contrasts. Given the many allusions to Joseph in 1 Samuel, the reader expects to see only Joseph’s reflection in David’s mirror in 2 Samuel 11–12, but finds Potiphar’s wife looking back at David as well. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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