LEADER 03247nam 22005411c 450 001 9910813157303321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a0-567-66239-X 010 $a0-567-66238-1 024 7 $a10.5040/9780567662392 035 $a(CKB)3710000000742047 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16241618 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14851680 035 $a(PQKB)21696880 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4573668 035 $a(OCoLC)932109932 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09260600 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000742047 100 $a20170524d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHeroines, heroes and deity $ethree narratives of the biblical heroic tradition $fby Dolores G. Kamrada 210 1$aNew York $cBloomsbury $d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 0 $aLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies $v613 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-567-68660-4 311 $a0-567-66237-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aPreface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. First Chapter: The Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter -- 3. Second Chapter: Hairy Samson: The Function of the Hair Motif in the Samson Cycle -- 4. Third Chapter: Urim and Thummim - Saul and David -- 5. Closing Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index 330 $a"Using a methodology of character analysis, Kamrada illustrates how the representation of certain characters in the Bible utilizes and reverses Greek traditions of the tragic and the heroic for the glorification of God."--$cProvided by publisher 330 8 $aKamrada's study analyses three narratives concerning the greatest heroic figures of the biblical tradition: Jephthah's daughter, Samson and Saul, and includes a consideration of texts about King David. All three characters are portrayed as the greatest and most typical and exemplary heroes of the heroic era. All three heroes have an exceptionally close relationship with the deity all die a traditionally heroic, tragic death. Kamrada argues that within the Book of Judges and the biblical heroic tradition, Jephthah's daughter and Samson represent the pinnacle of female and male heroism respectively, and that they achieve super-human status by offering their lives to the deity, thus entering the sphere of holiness. Saul's trajectory, by contrast, exemplifies downfall of a great hero in his final, irreversible separation from God, and it also signals the decline of the heroic era. David, however, is shown as an astute hero who founds a lasting dynasty, thus conclusively bringing the heroic era in the Deuteronomistic history to a close 410 0$aLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;$v621. 606 $aNarration in the Bible 606 $2Biblical studies & exegesis 615 0$aNarration in the Bible. 676 $a222/.3206 700 $aKamrada$b Dolores G.$01710686 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813157303321 996 $aHeroines, heroes and deity$94101499 997 $aUNINA