Isn't This Bathsheba? A Study in Characterization

Name: Isn't This Bathsheba? A Study in Characterization
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ISBN: 9781608994274

ISBN-10: 1608994279

ISBN-13: 9781608994274

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sara M. Koenig

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Bathsheba is undeniably a minor character in the biblical plotline, appearing in only four chapters in Samuel and Kings combined, and even therein saying and doing very little. Thus she is often ignored or mentioned merely parenthetically. When Bathsheba has been considered, she has been depicted in a myriad of ways on the spectrum from helpless victim to hapless seductress. In fact, with so many different interpretations of her throughout the centuries, it is easy to find oneself asking, along with the anonymous informant in 2 Sam 11:3, Isn't this Bathsheba? This study argues that while she is a minor character, Bathsheba is complex and positive, and shows development from when she first…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 11/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



Why Bathsheba?



Bathsheba in the MT of 2 Samuel



Bathsheba in the MT of 1 Kings



Versions of Bathsheba



Jewish Interpretations of Bathsheba



Bathsheba Beyond the Text: Further Implications


Bibliography


Index