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"."--Publisher description. | "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. | ||
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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
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.
External links
- [ Google Books]