Tragedy and Biblical Narrative

Arrows of the Almighty

• Author(s): J. Cheryl Exum,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_10: 0521565065
  ISBN_13: 9780521565066
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General ,

Description:... Using insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected Biblical narratives: the story of Israel's first king, Saul, rejected for his disobedience to God and driven to madness; the story of Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter in fulfillment of his vow to offer God a sacrifice in return for military victory; and the story of Israel's most famous king, David, whose tragedy lies in the burden of divine judgement that falls on his house as a consequence of his sins. The book discusses how these narratives handle such perennial tragic issues as guilt, suffering and evil.