Reliving the rape of Tamar: Absolom's revenge in 2 Samuel 13
This article considers the rape of Tamar as prologue to the revenge of Absalom on the perpetrator in 2 Samuel 13. This revenge is, in effect, a replaying of the circumstances surrounding the rape but with Amnon as the victim. Absalom breaks the same ties of kinship and hospitality as his brother, a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1998
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1998, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 326-339 |
| Further subjects: | B
Samuel 2 13
B Christianity B Tamar |
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| Summary: | This article considers the rape of Tamar as prologue to the revenge of Absalom on the perpetrator in 2 Samuel 13. This revenge is, in effect, a replaying of the circumstances surrounding the rape but with Amnon as the victim. Absalom breaks the same ties of kinship and hospitality as his brother, a parallel which is heightened by the central role played by David as unwitting dupe in placing both Tamar and then Amnon at the mercy of their would-be attackers. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_748 |