The Harlot by the side of the road : forbidden tales of the Bible / Jonathan Kirsch.
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TextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, c1997.Description: 378 p.; 24 cmISBN: - 0345407490
- BS 1199.S45 K57
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKS | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library | BS 1199.S45 K57 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 40621 |
includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Forbidden tales of the Bible
Lot and his daughters
Life against death: the sacred incest of Lot's daughters
The rape of Dinah
"See what a scourge is laid upon your hate": the strange affair of Dinah and Shechem
Tamar and Judah
The woman who willed herself into history: Tamar as the Harlot by the side of the road
Zipporah and Moses
The bridegroom of blood: Zipporah as the Goddess-rescuer of Moses
Jephtah and his daughter
A goddess of Israel: the forbidden cult of Jephtah's daughter
The traveler and his concubine
God and gyno-sadism: heroines and martyrs in the book of Judges
Tamar and Ammon
The rape of Tamar: the politics of love and hate in the court of King David
God's novel has suspense
Who really wrote the Bible
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