Remembering Absalom's Death in 2 Samuel 18-19

The brief notice of Absalom's pillar in 2 Sam 18:18 provides an important yet unusual case of how memory is constructed in ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible. Commemoration of the dead typically works from the perspective of the (living) descendent and is directed towards the (deceased) ancest...

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Main Author: Suriano, Matthew J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2018]
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-200
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Samuel 2. 18-19 / Ancient Orient / Inscription / Memory / Commemoration of the dead / Ich-Erzählung
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HB Old Testament
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