“There is in the Bible, it would seem, a double standard of judgment, and the view is tacitly inculcated that when actions benefit Israel they are right, but when they militate against her they are wrong. Clearly, then, a woman like Jezebel who was opposed to Israel has no chance of a fair trial in any biblical court. Jehu accused her to his own advantage of ‘harlotries and sorceries’ when he stirred up revolt against her son, and the world has uncritically accepted this assessment of her ever since. The time is long overdue that she should be given a fresh trial.”
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