Jezebel’s Oath (1 Kgs 19,2)

Jezebel’s oath, as recorded in 1 Kgs 19,2, gives some clues that from the beginning it was not intended to be kept. One such indication is the lack of the prepositional phrase yl. Lack of the phrase coupled with other contextual clues paints a picture of Jezebel as a calm and clever queen and, at th...

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Auteur principal: Merecz, Robert J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Peeters 2009
Dans: Biblica
Année: 2009, Volume: 90, Numéro: 2, Pages: 257-259
Sujets non-standardisés:B Oath
B 1 Kings 19,2
B Jezebel
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Résumé:Jezebel’s oath, as recorded in 1 Kgs 19,2, gives some clues that from the beginning it was not intended to be kept. One such indication is the lack of the prepositional phrase yl. Lack of the phrase coupled with other contextual clues paints a picture of Jezebel as a calm and clever queen and, at the same time, it exposes Elijah’s unreasonable fear and inability to see the true matter of things.
ISSN:2385-2062
Contient:Enthalten in: Biblica