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Heroines, Heroes and Deity

Three Narratives of the Biblical Heroic Tradition

by Dolores G. Kamrada

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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Kamrada's study analyses three narratives concerning the greatest heroic figures of the biblical tradition: Jephthah's daughter, Samson and Saul, and includes a consideration of texts about King David. All three characters are portrayed as the greatest and most typical and exemplary heroes of the heroic era. All three heroes have an exceptionally close relationship with the deity all die a traditionally heroic, tragic death. Kamrada argues that within the Book of Judges and the biblical heroic tradition, Jephthah's daughter and Samson represent the pinnacle of female and male heroism respectively, and that they achieve super-human status by offering their lives to the deity, thus entering the sphere of holiness. Saul's trajectory, by contrast, exemplifies downfall of a great hero in his final, irreversible separation from God, and it also signals the decline of the heroic era. David, however, is shown as an an astute hero who founds a lasting dynasty, thus conclusively bringing the heroic era in the Deuteronomistic history to a close.
Heroines, Heroes and Deity and Heroines, Heroes and Deity: Three Narratives of the Biblical Heroic Tradition
Heroines, Heroes and Deity: Three Narratives of the Biblical Heroic TraditionHeroines, Heroes and Deity

  • Author

    Dolores G. Kamrada

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury T&T Clark

  • Published

    July 2016

  • Weight

    504g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567662378

  • ISBN-10

    0567662373

  • Eden Code

    4444083

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