Jezebel
Subtitle: the untold story of the Bible's harlot queen
By: Lesley Hazleton.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780385516150
Subjects: Jezebel, -- Queen, consort of Ahab, King of Israel
Description: For nearly three thousand years, Jezebel has been invoked as the ultimate femme fatale, the embodiment of wanton wickedness. But journalist Hazleton's retelling of her story creates a radically different portrait. The moment the Phoenician princess Jezebel arrives in Israel for her wedding to King Ahab, the alliance is denounced by the prophet Elijah. The new queen and the feared prophet go head to head in a dramatic and bloody conflict pitting polytheism against monotheism, tolerance against righteousness, pragmatism against ideology. Hazleton reveals the real story of the downfall of a powerful woman, and how its consequences reverberate to the present day.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: in which Jezebel has gained a reputation; title: 1. Tyre; title: in which Jezebel is homesick; title: 2. Samaria; title: in which Ahab is a peaceable warrior; title: 3. Gilead; title: in which Elijah is surrounded by harlots; title: 4. Carmel; title: in which the gods have a showdown; title: 5. The vineyard; title: in which Jezebel is accused of murder; title: 6. Sinai; title: in which Elijah rides a whirlwind; title: 7. Damascus; title: in which Ahab fights his last battle; title: 8. Jezreel; title: in which the dogs feast; title: 9. Babylon; title: in which Yahweh is reborn in exile; title: 10. Carthage; title: in which the spirit of Jezebel lives on.