The Binding of Isaac in J.R.R. Tolkien and Stephen King

This article investigates biblical reception in the works of two popular modern fantasy authors. It stages an intertextual dialogue between Genesis 22:1-19, “the binding of Isaac”, and two episodes, in Stephen King’s The Gunslinger and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King. After presenting the dy...

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Main Author: Selvén, Sebastian 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2020, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-174
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Genesis / Isaac / Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 / King, Stephen 1947- / Reader-response criticism
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Hebrew Bible
B Biblical Reception
B Fantasy
B J.R.R: Tolkien
B Stephen King
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