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Texts of Terror (40th Anniversary Edition): Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives
Current price:
$25.00
Publication Date: April 5th, 2022
Publisher:
Fortress Press
ISBN:
9781506481388
Pages:
128
Description
In this seminal work of biblical studies, renowned scholar Phyllis Trible focuses on four variations on 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 opposition 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.