The Abishag Episode: Reexamining the Role of Virility in 1 Kings 1:1–4 in Light of the Kirta Epic and the Sumerian Tale "The Old Man and the Young Woman''
Based on two pieces of parallel literature (the Sumerian folktale "The Old Man and the Young Woman" and the Kirta Epic), most modern interpreters have understood the Abishag Episode as a virility test that indicates David is unfit to rule. However, this article contends that this view is a...
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| Language: | English |
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Eisenbrauns
2014
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14 |
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