RT Book
T1 The biblical hero: portraits in nobility and fallibility
A1 Rabin, Elliott
LA English
PP Lincoln
PB University of Nebraska Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1669913066
AB 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.
AB "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?"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BS579.H4
SN 9780827613249
SN 9780827618350
SN 9780827618367
K1 Bible : Old Testament : Biography
K1 Heroes in the Bible : Biography
K1 Heroes in literature