Heroines, Heroes and Deity

Released on by Dolores G. Kamrada
preview-18

  • Heroines, Heroes and Deity Book Detail

  • Author : Dolores G. Kamrada
  • Release Date : 2016-08-11
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 233
  • ISBN 13 : 0567662381
  • File Size : 24,24 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Heroines, Heroes and Deity by Dolores G. Kamrada PDF Summary

Book Description: Kamrada's study analyses three narratives concerning the greatest heroic figures of the biblical tradition: Jephthah's daughter, Samson and Saul, and includes a consideration of texts about King David. All three characters are portrayed as the greatest and most typical and exemplary heroes of the heroic era. All three heroes have an exceptionally close relationship with the deity all die a traditionally heroic, tragic death. Kamrada argues that within the Book of Judges and the biblical heroic tradition, Jephthah's daughter and Samson represent the pinnacle of female and male heroism respectively, and that they achieve super-human status by offering their lives to the deity, thus entering the sphere of holiness. Saul's trajectory, by contrast, exemplifies downfall of a great hero in his final, irreversible separation from God, and it also signals the decline of the heroic era. David, however, is shown as an astute hero who founds a lasting dynasty, thus conclusively bringing the heroic era in the Deuteronomistic history to a close.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Heroines, Heroes and Deity books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.