{"product_id":"tragedy-and-biblical-narrative-9780521565066","title":"Tragedy and Biblical Narrative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this much-praised study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected biblical narratives: the stories of Saul, Jephthah and Israel's most famous king, David.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exum is one interpreter who faces the dark side of biblical reality without flinching. With a refreshing fidelity to a tradition that struggles with the unintelligible and the contingent … Exum demonstrates a remarkable literary sensitivity that delights the reader with a well-crafted work of deep insight.' Catholic Biblical Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e'Exum's analysis of the Hebrew texts is subtle and penetrating.'  Theology\u003cbr\u003e'The book is excellent … This is a book to read and reread and one which will make a big contribution to current literary readings of the Bible.'  Biblical Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e'Exum writes beautifully.'  JSOT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements; About translations and transliterations; Part I. Biblical Narrative and the Tragic Vision; Part II. Saul: the Hostility of God: Excursus: hostile transcendence in the Samson story; Part III. Jephthah: the Absence of God: Excursus 1: The awful and sustaining power of words; Excursus 2: Jephthah and his daughter: a feminist reading; Part IV. The Fate of the House of Saul: Michal and Jonathan; Jonathan; Michal; Abner and Ishbosheth; Rizpah's vigil and the tragic end of the House of Saul; Part V. David: the Judgement of God; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index of authors; Index of proper names; Index of citations.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767685513559,"sku":"9780521565066","price":36.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521565066.jpg?v=1758714389","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tragedy-and-biblical-narrative-9780521565066","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}