Three-Way Intertextuality: Some Reflections of Abimelech’s Death at Thebez in Biblical Narrative

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 shar...

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Auteur principal: Shalom-Guy, Hava (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2010
Dans: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Année: 2010, Volume: 34, Numéro: 4, Pages: 419-432
Sujets non-standardisés:B literary parallels
B Joab
B Intertextuality
B Succession Narrative
B David and Bathsheba
B siege situations
B Abimelech
B wise women
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1476-6728
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0309089210372911