On the Threshold: Liminality in the Stories of the Concubine of Gibeah and Ruth
This article proposes an intertextual-synchronic reading of the book of Ruth and the story of the concubine of Gibeah in Judges 19. Although previous scholars have compared these two stories, they have ignored the theme of liminality, which is critical to their proper understanding. After highlighti...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2021, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 230-248 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Liminality
/ Ruth Biblical character
/ Bible. Judge 19
/ Concubine
/ Gibeah
/ Intertextuality
/ Synchronousness
/ Ruth
/ Gender studies
/ Affiliation with
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Ruth
B Liminality B Concubine of Gibeah B liminal space B liminal temporal space B Intertextual reading B Judges B gender studies and the Bible B otherness and belonging B Literary reading in the Bible |
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