The Omride dynasty and the reshaping of the Judahite historical memory
Although, historically, the Davidic kings had much to gain from their alliance with the Omrides, nothing of that was remembered in Judah; the abiding image of the Omrides in the Book of Kings is negative. I analyze, therefore, three different stories (2 Kgs 14,8-14; 1 Kgs 22,1-38; 2 Kgs 3,4-27) that...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Biblica
Year: 2016, Volume: 97, Issue: 4, Pages: 503-526 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Könige 1.-2.
/ Israel (Antiquity)
/ Judah (Monarchy)
/ Omri Family
/ Davidites Family
B Jews / History |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Memory
B Royal house B Omri Family B Historical studies |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Although, historically, the Davidic kings had much to gain from their alliance with the Omrides, nothing of that was remembered in Judah; the abiding image of the Omrides in the Book of Kings is negative. I analyze, therefore, three different stories (2 Kgs 14,8-14; 1 Kgs 22,1-38; 2 Kgs 3,4-27) that mention the alliance between the two royal houses in order to discuss the origins of this bad image of the Omrides. I demonstrate that these stories, taken from pre-Deuteronomistic sources, reflect how the political marriage between the Davidic and the Omride kings was remembered in Judah prior to the composition of the Book of Kings. |
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| ISSN: | 0006-0887 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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