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As the story continues, however, it looks more and more like an epithet of
character, namely 'a fiery woman' (literally, 'a woman of fiery flashes'). Abigail's
husband, Nabal, is introduced as 'a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel.
As the story continues, however, it looks more and more like an epithet of
character, namely 'a fiery woman' (literally, 'a woman of fiery flashes'). Abigail's
husband, Nabal, is introduced as 'a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel.
Page 69
... whose story is in its 'wilderness' phase — in exile from Saul's court, he roams
the country with a band of armed men. His men have gone to Nabal, Abigail's
husband, asking for hospitality in return for protecting, as they claim, Nabal's
sheep.
... whose story is in its 'wilderness' phase — in exile from Saul's court, he roams
the country with a band of armed men. His men have gone to Nabal, Abigail's
husband, asking for hospitality in return for protecting, as they claim, Nabal's
sheep.
Page 70
I, your handmaid, did not see my lord's young men whom you sent . . . Pray
forgive your handmaid's trespass.' At the same time she keeps blame directed at
her husband by heaping opprobrium upon him — 'fool [Nabal] is his name and
folly ...
I, your handmaid, did not see my lord's young men whom you sent . . . Pray
forgive your handmaid's trespass.' At the same time she keeps blame directed at
her husband by heaping opprobrium upon him — 'fool [Nabal] is his name and
folly ...
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Abednego Abimelech Abraham Abram Absalom Adonijah ambiguity Ammonites Amnon Bathsheba blessing book of Jonah Book of Judges book of Ruth brother Cain and Abel Canaanite chapter character characterization Clines context Danna Nolan daughter David death divine episode Esther evil Exodus Exum father Feminist Fewell Gender Genesis 2-3 Genesis 38 Genesis-2 Kings Gilead God's Gunn Hebrew Bible hesed historical criticism human ideology irony Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob Jephthah Jobling Jonah JSOT Judah judgement Judges king's land Literary Criticism literature Manoah meaning Meshach Mosala Moses Nabal narrator narrator's Nebuchadnezzar Nineveh Numbers offers Old Testament patriarchal perhaps Pharaoh plot Poetics point of view political promise Prooftexts prophet question reader reading recognize relationship repetition response Rhetoric Ruth Samuel Sarah Sarai Saul Semeia sexual social Solomon speech story Tamar tells Theology throne wife woman women words Yhwh Yhwh's
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| Title | Narrative in the Hebrew Bible Oxford Bible Series |
| Authors | David M. Gunn, Danna Nolan Fewell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 8, 2010 |
| ISBN | 019213244X, 9780192132444 |
| Length | 280 pages |
| Subjects | › › Bible Bible as literature Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General Narration in the Bible Reference / General Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament Religion / Comparative Religion |
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