Daring, disreputable, and devout

interpreting the Hebrew Bible's women in the arts and music

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Daring, disreputable, and devout

interpreting the Hebrew Bible's women in the arts and music

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English
Pages
208

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Cover of: Daring, disreputable, and devout
Daring, disreputable, and devout: interpreting the Hebrew Bible's women in the arts and music
2009, T & T Clark, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, UNKNO
in English
Cover of: Writing and Ancient Near East Society
Writing and Ancient Near East Society: Essays in Honor of Alan R. Millard
April 2006, T. & T. Clark Publishers
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction
A hard headed woman : Eve in the Hebrew Bible and later
Two fires burning : Sarah and Hagar and the history of interpretation
Trollops and temptresses : Delilah(s) in Judges, Camille Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila, and 20th century popular music
Gee baby ain't I good to you : unreturned and empty love in the book of Ruth
If I perish, I perish : Esther in film
Judy in disguise : D.W. Griffith's Judith of Bethulia
Susie-Q, baby I love you : Susanna and art in the Renaissance
Why we should care about the history of interpretation.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
221.9/22082
Library of Congress
BS575 .C543 2009, BS575.C543 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22665290M
ISBN 10
0567027473, 0567027015
ISBN 13
9780567027474, 9780567027016
LCCN
2008044628
OCLC/WorldCat
231585916
Goodreads
5758092

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