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Essays in Biblical Autobiography

By: Philip R. Davies

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Hebrew Biblical narratives are notoriously sparing in their portrayal of character, leaving much to the reader. Here a number of scholars assume the identities of some familiar biblical characters, and use the clues in the text, their own exegetical skills and knowledge of the biblical world, and their readerly imagination to fill in the gaps of the biblical text. In doing so, they remove the point of view of biblical narratives from the narrator to one of the characters, allowing the ideology of the text to be affirmed, adjusted or challenged. Contributors to this volume include Francis Landy, Athalya Brenner, Yairah Amit, John Goldingay, Jonathan Magonet, Hugh Pyper, and Philip Davies, and the biblical characters include Rahab, Isaiah, Gomer, Eve, Delilah, Joseph, Jeremiah and Haman.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis Bible Readings, Selections & Meditations Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Literary Essays Christian Theology

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Abbreviations	p. 8
List of Contributors	p. 9
Introduction: Autobiography as Exegesis	p. 11
Letters to the Editor of Genesis	p. 25
Wide Gaps, Narrow Escapes: I am Known as Rahab, the Broad	p. 47
I, Delilah: A Victim of Interpretation	p. 59
Jezebel	p. 77
Ghostwriting Isaiah	p. 93
Gomer's Revenge	p. 115
Hosea and Gomer Visit the Marriage Counsellor	p. 119
Haman the Victim	p. 137
Bibliography	p. 155
Index of References	p. 164
Index of Authors	p. 167
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