Jezebel’s Punishment in Revelation 2: Research and Trends
In Revelation, John labels a religious teacher in Thyatira ‘Jezebel’, stating that she is ‘teaching and beguiling [Christ’s] servants to practice fornication [πορνεῦσαι] and to eat food sacrificed to idols’ (Rev. 2.20). As punishment, John’s Christ throws her into a bed (βάλλω αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην, Rev....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 186-199 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 2,18-29
/ Akhisar
/ Temptress
/ Idolatry
/ Punishment
/ Disease
/ Bed of illness
/ Sexual harassment
/ Violence
/ Sexual behavior
/ Picture
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Domination
B bed of illness B Thyatira B Apocalypse B Sexual Assault B Revelation B Christian B letters to the seven churches B κλίνη B bed of suffering B sickbed B Jezebel |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | In Revelation, John labels a religious teacher in Thyatira ‘Jezebel’, stating that she is ‘teaching and beguiling [Christ’s] servants to practice fornication [πορνεῦσαι] and to eat food sacrificed to idols’ (Rev. 2.20). As punishment, John’s Christ throws her into a bed (βάλλω αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην, Rev. 2.22). This study examines three major trends in how scholars have translated the phrase ‘βάλλω αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην’: 1) the phrase has been translated as non-sexual, but rather strictly emblematic for illness; 2) scholars have highlighted the idea that Jezebel is deserving of her punishment, often while acknowledging the irony imbedded in the combined πορν- and κλίνην imagery and 3) readings of the text as an image of sexual violence have become increasingly common. Scholars have attempted to elucidate John’s original purpose in crafting the image, but there is a lacuna of research involving the effect this image has on women readers, despite the authorial intent. Additionally, readings which delve deeply into Jezebel’s punishment with regard to her ‘otherness’ are needed. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X221078073 |
