'And He Will Take Your Daughters...': Woman Story and the Ethical Evaluation of Monarchy in the David Narrative
April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent by the surprisingly high number of their occurrences as well as the sequentially progressive literar...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Reviews: | ‘And He Will Take Your Daughters…’: Woman Story and the Ethical Evaluation of Monarchy in the David Narrative, April D. Westbrook, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015 (ISBN 978-0-56765-852-4), xiv + 269 pp., hb £65 (2017) (Johnson, Benjamin J. M., 1982 -)
[Rezension von: Westbrook, April D., 'And he will take your daughters ....'] (2017) (Gafney, Wilda, 1966 -) |
| Series/Journal: | The Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent by the surprisingly high number of their occurrences as well as the sequentially progressive literary pattern in which they occur in the larger narrative. Westbrook shows that the dramatic and detailed accounts within the story repeatedly challenge the reader to consider the experiences of women and their contribution to the purpose of the larger narrative. When viewed collectively, these woman |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 056765852X |