A sociological reading of the confrontation between Ahab and Elijah in 1 Kings 21:1-29
This paper proposes a sociological reading of the conflict between king Ahab of Israel and the prophet Elijah. This is done in four stages. Firstly, we analyse the socio-economic conditions of the Omri dynasty. Secondly, we analyse the religious conditions of the Omrids. Thirdly, we analyse the conf...
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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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2005
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2005, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-60 |
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| Summary: | This paper proposes a sociological reading of the conflict between king Ahab of Israel and the prophet Elijah. This is done in four stages. Firstly, we analyse the socio-economic conditions of the Omri dynasty. Secondly, we analyse the religious conditions of the Omrids. Thirdly, we analyse the conflict between Ahab and Elijah. Fourthly, we examine Jehu's coup d'etat as a reaction to Ahab's oppressive policies. And, finally, we draw some parallels between the Ahab / Elijah confrontation and the Mbeki / Tutu con-frontation. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85674 |