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Author:

Rabin, Elliott, author.

Title:

The biblical hero : portraits in nobility and fallibility / Elliott Rabin.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press ;

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xxiii, 304 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Heroes in the Bible--Biography.
Bible.--Old Testament--Biography.
Heroes in literature.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Heroes in literature.
Heroes in the Bible.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface: The Need for Heroes -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Introduction: Heroic-Unheroic Heroes, the Biblical Model -- 1. Moses: Prototype -- 2. Samson: Strongman -- 3. Esther: Queen -- 4. Abraham: Pilgrim -- 5. Jacob: Trickster -- 6. David: King -- 7. God: Archetype or Antitype? -- Conclusion: The Biblical Hero Today -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Source Index.

Summary:

"Approaching the Bible in an original way-comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature-Elliott Rabin addresses core biblical questions: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? Why do we need such heroes, possibly now more than ever?"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Jewish Publication Society series

ISBN:

0827613245
9780827613249

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1110144154

LCCN:

2019031037

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)