Gina Hens-Piazza

The Supporting Cast of the Bible (eBook, PDF)

Reading on Behalf of the Multitude

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book spotlights the Old Testament's "supporting cast," the vast array of nameless characters wedged in the margins of biblical stories. Often categorized as literary props or aspects of scenery, these anonymous figures ("laborers," "a creditor," "the crowd," "servants," "elders," "a midwife," etc.) frequently shoulder the burden of a story that is never theirs. Grounded in literary theory, Gina Hens-Piazza sets forth a new taxonomy for these often anonymous characters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 134
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978796249
• Artikelnr.: 74837624

Autorenporträt

Gina Hens-Piazza is professor of biblical studies in the Joseph S. Alemany Endowed Chair at Santa Clara University's Jesuit School of Theology, and professor of biblical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Making the Case for the Supporting Cast Chapter 2 Foregrounding
the Backstory Chapter 3 Violence in Disguise: A Study of a Complementary
Character in 2 Kings 6:23-31 Chapter 4 Unsung Courage and Fidelity: A Study
of Bit Part Characters in 2 Kings 5:1-19 Chapter 5 Vessels of Hope vs.
Hallmarks of Despair: A Study of Cameo Appearance Characters in 2 Kings
4:1-7 Chapter 6 Lost in the Telling but Still Present: A Study of Implied
Characters in 1 Kings 9: 10-14