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Esler, Philip Francis.

Sex, wives, and warriors : reading Old Testament narrative with its ancient audience / Philip F. Esler. - Cambridge : James Clarke, 2012. - xi, 408 p. ; 23 cm.

Originally published: Eugene, Or.: Cascade, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-383) and indexes.

Reading Old Testament narrative -- The original context of Old Testament narrative -- Wives. Judah and Tamar Hannah, Penninah and Elkanah Warriors. The madness of Saul, a warrior-king David and Goliath David, banditry and kingship "By the hand of a woman" : Judith the female warrior -- Sex. David, Bathsheba and the Ammonite war Dishonor avenged : Amnon, Tamar and Absalom (Genesis 38) -- (1 Samuel 1-2) -- (1 Samuel 8-31) -- (2 Samuel 10-12) -- (2 Samuel 13). Part 1. Part 2. (1 Samuel 17:1-18:5) -- (1 Samuel 19:1-2 Samuel 5:5) -- Part 3.

ISBN: 9780227679913 (pbk.) 0227679911 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB256696 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016102549 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--O.T.--Social scientific criticism.
Bible.--O.T.--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--O.T.--Samuel, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--O.T.--Samuel, 2nd--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--O.T.--Apocrypha.--Judith--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Narration in the Bible.

LC Class. No.: BS1171.2 / .E85 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 221.6 221.6