Texts of terror : literary-feminist readings of biblical narratives / Phyllis Trible

By:

Trible, Phyllis [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: (Overtures to Biblical theology; 13)Publication details: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, [c1984]Description: xiv, 128 p.; 22 cmSubject(s):

LOC classification:

BS 575 .T75

Contents:

Introduction. On telling sad stories 1. Hagar : the desolation of rejection 2. Tamar : the royal rape of wisdom 3. An unnamed woman : the extravagance of violence 4. The daughter of Jephthah : an inhuman sacrifice

Summary: "Professor Trible focuses on four variations upon the theme of terror in the Bible. By combining the discipline of literary criticism with the hermeneutics of feminism, she reinterprets the tragic stories of four women in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine, and the daughter of Jephthah. In highlighting the silence, absence, and oppostition of God, as well as human cruelty, Trible shows how these neglected stories-interpreted in memoriam-challenge both the misogyny of Scripture and its use in church, synagogue, and academy."--Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library	BS 575 .T75 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	32798

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Introduction. On telling sad stories
1. Hagar : the desolation of rejection
2. Tamar : the royal rape of wisdom
3. An unnamed woman : the extravagance of violence
4. The daughter of Jephthah : an inhuman sacrifice

"Professor Trible focuses on four variations upon the theme of terror in the Bible. By combining the discipline of literary criticism with the hermeneutics of feminism, she reinterprets the tragic stories of four women in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine, and the daughter of Jephthah. In highlighting the silence, absence, and oppostition of God, as well as human cruelty, Trible shows how these neglected stories-interpreted in memoriam-challenge both the misogyny of Scripture and its use in church, synagogue, and academy."--Back cover

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