Casting Aspersions, Writing a Kingdom: Sexual Slander and Political Rhetoric in 2 Sam 3:6-11, 2 Sam 6:16; 20-23, and 1 Kgs 2:13-25

In the story of King David found in 1 Sam 16-1 Kgs 2, several episodes recount a sexual(ized) allegation made against a significant character: Ishbosheth accuses Abner of having relations with his father Saul’s consort in 2 Sam 3:6-11; Michal disparages David for flaunting himself during the cultic...

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Auteur principal: Fleming, Erin E. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2017
Dans: Vetus Testamentum
Année: 2017, Volume: 67, Numéro: 3, Pages: 414-431
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Bibel. Samuel 2. 6 / Bibel. Samuel 2. 3,6-11 / Bibel. Könige 1. 2,13-25 / Calomnie / Comportement sexuel
Classifications IxTheo:HB Ancien Testament
NCF Éthique sexuelle
Sujets non-standardisés:B David and Solomon slander sexuality 2 Sam 3 2 Sam 6 1 Kings 2
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:In the story of King David found in 1 Sam 16-1 Kgs 2, several episodes recount a sexual(ized) allegation made against a significant character: Ishbosheth accuses Abner of having relations with his father Saul’s consort in 2 Sam 3:6-11; Michal disparages David for flaunting himself during the cultic procession of the ark in 2 Sam 6:16; 20-23; and Solomon executes his half-brother Adonijah for requesting marriage to David’s former ‘attendant’ Abishag in 1 Kgs 2:13-25. This paper will argue that 2 Sam 3:6-11, 2 Sam 6:16; 20-23, and 1 Kgs 2:13-25 function as historiographic slander and serve the strategic literary purposes of the David narrative by providing explanations for political fallout between particular characters while simultaneously defending the moral stature of the kings David and Solomon.
ISSN:1568-5330
Contient:In: Vetus Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341278