Jehu’s violent coup and the justification of violence

Mokoena, Lerato Likopo Dinah; Meyer, Esias E.

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dc.contributor.author	Mokoena, Lerato Likopo Dinah
dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Esias E.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-24T07:00:05Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-24T07:00:05Z
dc.date.issued	2019-04-23
dc.description	Lerato Mokoena is participating in the research project, ‘The justification of violence in Hebrew narratives from the Former Prophets’, directed by Prof. Dr Sias Meyer, Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The putsch carried out by Jehu is one of the most violent stories in the Hebrew Bible. The text justifies the violence by portraying the rebellion as a case of retributive justice for the death of Naboth and as an attempt to purify Yahwism. This article presents a critical reading of the text as well as an overview of how the interpretation of the text changed after the discovery of the Tel Dan inscription. The article also presents recent views on the history of Yahwism and finally presents the story as a (failed) attempt to justify a coup that was probably only about acquiring power.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Old Testament Studies	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2020	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Mokoena, L.L.D. & Meyer, E.E., 2019, ‘Jehu’s violent coup and the justification of violence’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(3), a5326. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i3.5326.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v75i3.5326
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72903
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	AOSIS Open Journals	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Violence	en_ZA
dc.subject	Jehu	en_ZA
dc.subject	Tel Dan	en_ZA
dc.subject	Yahwism	en_ZA
dc.subject	Naboth	en_ZA
dc.subject	Justification of violence
dc.subject	Ethics of violence
dc.subject	Hebrew bible
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-05
dc.subject.other	SDG-05: Gender equality
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-10
dc.subject.other	SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.other	Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other	SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title	Jehu’s violent coup and the justification of violence	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA