A Comparative Political History: Israel, Geshur and the ‘Amurrite Age’
This article offers a comparative approach to political history in ancient Israel. It focuses on political refugees and prétendants to thrones (kaltū) documented in the cuneiform tablet collection from Mari and demonstrates how the careers of kaltū transpired at the nexus of domestic and internation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2014
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2014, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 439-451 |
| Further subjects: | B
‘succession narrative’
B kaltum B Absalom B Geshur |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This article offers a comparative approach to political history in ancient Israel. It focuses on political refugees and prétendants to thrones (kaltū) documented in the cuneiform tablet collection from Mari and demonstrates how the careers of kaltū transpired at the nexus of domestic and international politics. Thereafter, it treats the Absalom narrative and argues that Absalom's political aspirations, which led him to become a political refugee in Geshur, precipitated a waning in the relations between Israel and Geshur. The clearest evidence of the deteriorating relations between Israel and Geshur, it is argued, comes from the narrative concerning Absalom's revolt against David. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089214536487 |