RT Article
T1 On Dying in a City Gate: Implications in the Deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel
JF Journal for the study of the Old Testament
VO 40
IS 4
SP 399
OP 413
A1 Quine, Cat
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1777016452
AB 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.
K1 Justice
K1 Jezebel
K1 Abner
K1 Eli
K1 irony/rhetoric
K1 death/execution
K1 City gates
DO 10.1177/0309089215611532