RT Article
T1 Three-Way Intertextuality: Some Reflections of Abimelech’s Death at Thebez in Biblical Narrative
JF Journal for the study of the Old Testament
VO 34
IS 4
SP 419
OP 432
A1 Shalom-Guy, Hava
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2010
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1777014271
AB Through examination of intertextuality in biblical narrative, this article investigates how the stories of the campaign at Rabbah (2 Sam. 11.20-21) and of the siege of Abel Bethmaacah (2 Sam. 20.14-22) reflect the story of the death of Abimelech at Thebez (Judg. 9.52-53). It first considers the shared characteristics of these stories: each involves a siege situation in which women play a vital role. It is, however, close consideration of the differences between these stories and how their authors adapted the details of the Abimelech story to the needs of the new contexts that enables determination of which story is the source and which the reflection and what motivated their use of the Thebez narrative.
K1 siege situations
K1 wise women
K1 Joab
K1 David and Bathsheba
K1 Abimelech
K1 Succession Narrative
K1 Intertextuality
K1 literary parallels
DO 10.1177/0309089210372911