Judges 19-21 and Ruth: canon as a voice of answerability

"Previous scholarship hints at the connection between Judges 19-21 and Ruth (as set in dialogue), but there has yet to be a study to articulate this relationship. Through a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, a comparative analysis of these texts unveils intertextual correlations. Lexical and the...

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Main Author: Matheny, Jennifer M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2022]
In: Biblical interpretation series (volume 200)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Biblical interpretation series volume 200
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Judge 19-21 / Ruth / Accountability / Violent behavior
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Ruth Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible Canon
B Bible. Judges, XVIV-XX19-XXI Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Thesis
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Summary:"Previous scholarship hints at the connection between Judges 19-21 and Ruth (as set in dialogue), but there has yet to be a study to articulate this relationship. Through a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, a comparative analysis of these texts unveils intertextual correlations. Lexical and thematic connections include shared idioms, contrasting themes of "ban" and "loving-kindness," "covenant-faithfulness", silence and speech, abuse and potential for abuse, gendered violence and feminine agency. This case-study reveals that Ruth, as a text and as a woman, embodies a voice of answerability to the silenced and abused women in Judges 19-21"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004521704