In this book, Phyllis Trible examines four Old Testament narratives of suffering in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine and the daughter of Jephthah. These stories are for Trible the "substance of life", which may imspire new beginnings and by interpreting these stories of outrage and suffering on behalf of their female victims, the author recalls a past that is all to embodied in the present, and prays that these terrors shall not come to pass again. "Texts of Terror" is perhaps Trible's most readable book, that brings biblical scholarship within the grasp of the non-specialist. These "sad stories" about women in the Old Testament prompt much refelction on contemporary misuse of the Bible, and therefore have considerable relevance today.

About the Author
Phyllis Trible is Baldwin Professor of Sacred Literature, Union Theological Seminary, New York.


Book Information
ISBN 9780334029007
Author Phyliis Trible
Format Paperback
Page Count 146
Imprint SCM Press
Publisher SCM Press
Weight(grams) 7g
Dimensions(mm) 127mm * 203mm * 166mm