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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.

Josephus' Adaptation of the Athaliah Narratives (2021)
Journal Article
Quine, C., & Scales, J. (2022). Josephus' Adaptation of the Athaliah Narratives. Vetus Testamentum, 72, 93-108. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-bja10041

Athaliah in Josephus is rarely studied. This paper thus seeks to build on Christopher Begg’s text-critical work by discussing the literary effect of Josephus’ embellishments to the Athaliah narratives. Athaliah in Josephus is shown to be more explic... Read More about Josephus' Adaptation of the Athaliah Narratives.

Zephaniah (2021)
Book Chapter
Quine, C. (2021). Zephaniah. In J. M. O'Brien (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets. Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP)

This article discusses the key topics for the study of the Book of Zephaniah, including structure, authorship, date, central themes, Zephaniah’s relationship with the Book of the Twelve and the Hebrew Bible. Themes explored include the day of Yahweh,... Read More about Zephaniah.

Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice (2021)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2021). Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice. Feminist Theology, 29(2), 102-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0966735020965164

In Exodus 2 Moses has two mothers; his Hebrew mother, who nurses him, and the daughter of Pharaoh, who financially supports his Hebrew mother, adopts him, and names him. Pharaoh's daughter appears in scholarly discussions, yet little attention is giv... Read More about Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice.

Athaliah and Alexandra: Gender and Queenship in Josephus (2020)
Journal Article
Scales, J., & Quine, C. (2020). Athaliah and Alexandra: Gender and Queenship in Josephus. Journal of Ancient Judaism, 11(2), 233-250. https://doi.org/10.30965/21967954-12340011

Athaliah and Alexandra were the only two women to rule as queens of Judah/Judaea in their own right and both women's reigns are reported in Josephus' writings. Despite their uniqueness, however, Athaliah and Alexandra are rarely compared in scholarsh... Read More about Athaliah and Alexandra: Gender and Queenship in Josephus.

Military Coups in Ancient Israel and Their Implications for Conceptions of YHWH’s Divine Army (2020)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2020). Military Coups in Ancient Israel and Their Implications for Conceptions of YHWH’s Divine Army. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 34(1), 30-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2020.1801916

Military officers who posed a threat to the kings of Israel are readily found throughout the biblical texts. Although officers were often loyal servants who fought battles on behalf of their kings, they could also prove dangerous adversaries if the t... Read More about Military Coups in Ancient Israel and Their Implications for Conceptions of YHWH’s Divine Army.

Bereaved Mothers and Masculine Queens: The Political Use of Maternal Grief in 1–2 Kings (2020)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2020). Bereaved Mothers and Masculine Queens: The Political Use of Maternal Grief in 1–2 Kings. Open Theology, 6(1), 407-422. https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0120

© 2020 Cat Quine, published by De Gruyter 2020. Recent research demonstrates that maternal grief functions paradigmatically to epitomize despair and sorrow in the Hebrew Bible. These literary uses of maternal grief reinforce the stereotype of womanho... Read More about Bereaved Mothers and Masculine Queens: The Political Use of Maternal Grief in 1–2 Kings.

Casting Down the Host of Heaven: The Rhetoric of Ritual Failure in the Polemic Against the Host of Heaven (2020)
Book
Quine, C. (2020). Casting Down the Host of Heaven: The Rhetoric of Ritual Failure in the Polemic Against the Host of Heaven. Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004424395

In Casting Down the Host of Heaven Cat Quine analyses the ambiguous nature of the Host and explores the role of ritual in the polemic against their worship. Although commonly assumed to be YHWH’s divine army, the book reveals their non-military and f... Read More about Casting Down the Host of Heaven: The Rhetoric of Ritual Failure in the Polemic Against the Host of Heaven.

The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment (2019)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2019). The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment. Journal of Biblical Literature, 138(4), 741-755. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1384.2019.3

That YHWH was perceived to command a divine army in the heavens brooks no argument. Traditionally, the phrase "host of heaven" (‫השׁמים‬ ‫)צבא‬ has been associated with this divine army. This article, however, reassesses the relevant evidence and argu... Read More about The Host of Heaven and the Divine Army: a reassessment.

Jehu's slaughter of Judah's royal family at Beth-Eked (2 Kings 10:13-14) : a closer look (2019)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2019). Jehu's slaughter of Judah's royal family at Beth-Eked (2 Kings 10:13-14) : a closer look. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 131(4), 537-548. https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2019-4001

Why were the brothers of king Ahaziah at Beth-Eked in Israel, following the deaths of king Ahaziah and his northern ally, king Joram? This paper takes a closer look at the events of Beth-Eked in 2Kgs 10:13-14 and proposes that the brothers of Ahaziah... Read More about Jehu's slaughter of Judah's royal family at Beth-Eked (2 Kings 10:13-14) : a closer look.

Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16 (2019)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2019). Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16. Vetus Testamentum, 69(3), 498-504. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341362

With the exception of Nahum 3:16, in the Hebrew Bible Yahweh alone has the power to multiply humans so that they will be as innumerable as the stars. Nineveh’s multiplication of her merchants “more than the stars of the heavens” (Nah 3:16) was, there... Read More about Nineveh’s pretensions to divine power in Nahum 3:16.

Reading “House of Jacob” in Isaiah 48:1–11 in Light of Benjamin (2018)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2018). Reading “House of Jacob” in Isaiah 48:1–11 in Light of Benjamin. Journal of Biblical Literature, 137(2), 339-357. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1372.2018.292881

Isaiah 48:1-11 has been described as a difficult passage due to a perceived discord between its harsh tone and the message of comfort espoused elsewhere in Isaiah 40-55. This paper analyses this passage with regard to four groups of arguments, namely... Read More about Reading “House of Jacob” in Isaiah 48:1–11 in Light of Benjamin.

Reading Micaiah’s heavenly vision (1 Kgs 22:19–23) and 1 Kings 22 as interpretive keys (2018)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2018). Reading Micaiah’s heavenly vision (1 Kgs 22:19–23) and 1 Kings 22 as interpretive keys. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 130(2), https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2018-2006

This paper argues that Micaiah’s heavenly vision (1Kgs 22:19–23) and 1Kgs 22 as a whole function as interpretive keys which explain subsequent material to the reader. Micaiah’s heavenly vision explains that the following Aramean victory and the death... Read More about Reading Micaiah’s heavenly vision (1 Kgs 22:19–23) and 1 Kings 22 as interpretive keys.

The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11 (2017)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (in press). The bird and the mountains: a note on Psalm 11. Vetus Testamentum, 67(3), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-12341283

This paper demonstrates that the bird and the mountains phrase in Ps 11:1 compares well with a common metaphor relating to siege warfare and military conquest found in Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions and considers the resulting implications.

On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel (2016)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2016). On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0309089215611532

Previously one could easily find works on the archaeology or biblical study of cities, defences, temples and houses, but in the past year, two publications on city gates have caught the eye. What follows is concerned with applying these new conversa... Read More about On dying in a city gate: implications in the deaths of Eli, Abner and Jezebel.