Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
23 - The Hero
Redefining Gender Roles
from Part IV - A People of Protest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
On the horizon, billows of smoke could be seen rising from the neighboring town of Shechem. In his quest to become king, an abhorrent figure named Abimelek had set it ablaze, killing almost one thousand of its inhabitants. Now he had besieged and captured the town of Thebez. The inhabitants knew they too faced death at the hands of this scoundrel, and with no help in sight, they have taken refuge on the roof of a fortified tower.
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 366 - 379Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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Further Reading
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Melanchthon, Monica Jyotsna and Whitaker, Robyn J. (eds.), Terror in the Bible: Rhetoric, Gender, and Violence, SBL Press, 2021.Google Scholar
Meyers, Carol, Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context, Oxford University Press, 1988.Google Scholar
Murphy, Kelly J., Rewriting Masculinity: Gideon, Men, and Might, Oxford University Press, 2019.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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