Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (1984 Trible), book

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Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (1984) is a book by Phyllis Trible.

Abstract

"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.."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press, 1984.

Translations

• Mein Gott, warum hast du mich vergessen!: Frauenschicksale im Alten Testamentt = Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (1987 @1984 Trible / Reppekus), book (German ed.)

• 旧約聖書の悲しみの女性たち = Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (1994 @1984 Trible / Kawano), book (Japanese ed.)

• 駭人經文的救贖挑戰 : 從文學批判和女性主義探討聖經敘述文 = Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (2007 @1984 Trible / Zhu), book (Chinese ed.)

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.

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