Judges 19-21 and Ruth : : Canon as a Voice of Answerability / / Jennifer M. Matheny.
Judges 19–21 is filled with sexual violence, silent victims, and the lack of an ethical response. Utilizing a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, this book seeks alternative canonical voices of answerability and non-violence through dialogue with the book of Ruth.
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| Superior document: | Biblical Interpretation Series ; 200 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022. |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Biblical Interpretation Series ;
200. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
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| Other title: | Canon as a Voice of Answerability |
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| Summary: | Judges 19–21 is filled with sexual violence, silent victims, and the lack of an ethical response. Utilizing a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, this book seeks alternative canonical voices of answerability and non-violence through dialogue with the book of Ruth. Previous scholarship hints at the connection between Judges 19–21 and Ruth (as set in dialogue), but there has yet to be a study to articulate this relationship. Through a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, a comparative analysis of these texts unveils intertextual correlations. Lexical and thematic connections include shared idioms, contrasting themes of חרם (“ban”) andחסד (“loving–kindness,” “covenant–faithfulness”), silence and speech, abuse and potential for abuse, gendered violence and feminine agency. This case-study reveals that Ruth, as a text and as a woman, embodies a voice of answerability to the silenced and abused women in Judges 19–21. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004521712 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jennifer M. Matheny. |