Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives

by Phyllis Trible

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800615376
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	03/01/1984
Series:	Overtures to Biblical Theology , #13
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Phyllis Trible is a renowned scholar in the field of feminist biblical scholarship. She has served as the Baldwin Professor of Sacred Literature, Union Theological Seminary, New York, as well as associate dean, professor of biblical studies, and university professor at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Her groundbreaking books include God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality and Rhetorical Criticism.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword

Abbreviations

Preface

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

Indexes

Authors and Editors

Hebrew Words

Scripture

Subjects