Texts of Terror: Literary Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives

by PhyllisTrible (Author)

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  1992

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  2003

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  Here, the author examines four Old Testament narratives of suffering in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine and the daughter of Jephthah. The stories prompt much reflection on contemporary misuse of the Bible, and therefore have considerable relevance in modern times.