• On Dying in a City Gate: Implications in the Deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel

    Author(s):
    Cat Quine (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Biblical Studies, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
    Subject(s):
    Cities and towns in literature
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    1-2 Kings, Irony in the Bible, City in literature
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/jzyj-pw36
    Abstract:
    Recent research has shown that city gates were a place of judgment, execution, and public displays in ancient Israel and the ancient Near East. This article explores the role of the gate on the literary level in the narratives concerning the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. It demonstrates how the function of gates in ancient Israel, and the institutions associated with them, allow the narrator to draw on themes of judgment, punishment and order, as well as creating a sense of irony throughout.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1177/0309089215611532
    Publisher:
    SAGE Publications
    Pub. Date:
    2016-5-18
    Journal:
    Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
    Volume:
    40
    Issue:
    4
    Page Range:
    399 - 413
    ISSN:
    0309-0892,1476-6728
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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