Victory as Defeat: Narrative Subversion of Omride Strength in 1 Kings 20
(2021)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2021). Victory as Defeat: Narrative Subversion of Omride Strength in 1 Kings 20. Journal of Theological Studies, 72(2), 620-633. https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flab061
This paper argues that 1 Kings 20 is a literary composition that creates an idealized picture of kingship and military victory wherein the king combines with the elders, prophets, and deity to reject the impositions of vassalage and defeat their enem... Read More about Victory as Defeat: Narrative Subversion of Omride Strength in 1 Kings 20.