The Supporting Cast of the Bible
Reading on Behalf of the Multitude
1st Edition
Published on 14. January 2020
134 pages
978-1-9787-9624-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book spotlights the Old Testament's "supporting cast," the vast array of nameless characters wedged in the margins of biblical stories. Often categorized as literary props or aspects of scenery, these anonymous figures ("laborers," "a creditor," "the crowd," "servants," "elders," "a midwife," etc.) frequently shoulder the burden of a story that is never theirs. Grounded in literary theory, Gina Hens-Piazza sets forth a new taxonomy for these often anonymous characters.
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03/2022
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Gina Hens-Piazza is professor of biblical studies in the Joseph S. Alemany Endowed Chair at Santa Clara University's Jesuit School of Theology, and professor of biblical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
Content
Chapter 1 Making the Case for the Supporting Cast
Chapter 2 Foregrounding the Backstory
Chapter 3 Violence in Disguise: A Study of a Complementary Character in 2 Kings 6:23-31
Chapter 4 Unsung Courage and Fidelity: A Study of Bit Part Characters in 2 Kings 5:1-19
Chapter 5 Vessels of Hope vs. Hallmarks of Despair: A Study of Cameo Appearance Characters in 2 Kings 4:1-7
Chapter 6 Lost in the Telling but Still Present: A Study of Implied Characters in 1 Kings 9: 10-14
Chapter 2 Foregrounding the Backstory
Chapter 3 Violence in Disguise: A Study of a Complementary Character in 2 Kings 6:23-31
Chapter 4 Unsung Courage and Fidelity: A Study of Bit Part Characters in 2 Kings 5:1-19
Chapter 5 Vessels of Hope vs. Hallmarks of Despair: A Study of Cameo Appearance Characters in 2 Kings 4:1-7
Chapter 6 Lost in the Telling but Still Present: A Study of Implied Characters in 1 Kings 9: 10-14
