Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty - Hardcover

Exum, J. Cheryl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521410738 ISBN 13: 9780521410731

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Using insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected Biblical narratives: the story of Israel's first king, Saul, rejected for his disobedience to God and driven to madness; the story of Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter in fulfillment of his vow to offer God a sacrifice in return for military victory; and the story of Israel's most famous king, David, whose tragedy lies in the burden of divine judgement that falls on his house as a consequence of his sins. The book discusses how these narratives handle such perennial tragic issues as guilt, suffering and evil.

About this title

Book Description:

Using insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected Biblical narratives. The book discusses how these narratives handle such perennial tragic issues as guilt, suffering and evil.

From the Back Cover:

This is a book about tragedy as we confront it in texts rather than as we abstract it in theory. It considers selected narratives from the books of Judges, Samuel, and Kings, arguing that in them we encounter a vision of reality that can properly be called tragic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521410738
• ISBN 13: 9780521410731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220