2 Samuel and the Architecture of Poetic Justice
The so-called Succession Narrative abounds in references to locales and architectural structures used by royals and their aides to their advantage in matters of private and national interests. This article considers two episodes, which feature individuals lamenting near entrance ways: in 2 Sam 13:1-...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2022
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2022, Volume: 22, Pages: 1-25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 2. 10-20
/ Bible. Könige 1. 1,1-2,46
/ Architecture
/ Lament
/ Bible. Samuel 2. 19,1-9
/ Tamar Daughter of David
/ Absalom
/ Amnon
/ Structure of
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion CA Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Amnon
B entrance ways B David B Absalom B paraklausithyron B Tamar |
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| Summary: | The so-called Succession Narrative abounds in references to locales and architectural structures used by royals and their aides to their advantage in matters of private and national interests. This article considers two episodes, which feature individuals lamenting near entrance ways: in 2 Sam 13:1-20 Tamar, David’s daughter, laments on either side of the door to Amnon’s private quarters; and in 2 Sam 18:33-19:1-4, David laments over the city gate. Using studies on the intersection of place, ideology, and behaviour and analysing the bolted door and the chambered gate within their immediate contexts and a wider narrative space (i.e., the Absalom crisis), this article discusses the role these structures play in the construction of David’s reign. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs29603 |