Texts of Terror (40th Anniversary Edition)

<p>In this seminal work of biblical studies renowned scholar Phyllis Trible focuses on four variations on the theme of terror in the Bible. By combining the discipline of literary criticism with the hermeneutics of feminism she reinterprets the tragic stories of four women in ancient Israel: Hagar Tamar an unnamed concubine and the daughter of Jephthah. In highlighting the silence absence and opposition of God as well as human cruelty Trible shows how these neglected stories--interpreted in memoriam--challenge both the misogyny of Scripture and its use in church synagogue and academy.</p>