Willingness to die and the gift of life: suicide and martyrdom in the Hebrew Bible
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Kings and Hero Men and Suicide in the Deuteronomistic History -- 2. Job and the Problem of Suicide -- 3. Was Samson a Suicide Terrorist? -- 4. The Other Samsons -- 5. Judah's...
| Résumé: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Kings and Hero Men and Suicide in the Deuteronomistic History -- 2. Job and the Problem of Suicide -- 3. Was Samson a Suicide Terrorist? -- 4. The Other Samsons -- 5. Judah's Scepter -- 6. Moses from the Breach to the Cleft -- 7. Queen Esther's Gambit -- 8. From Suicide to Martyrdom -- 9. The Suffering Servant Exalted and Lifted Up and Very High -- 10. The Wise Shall Live Again -- Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography. |
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| ISBN: | 1467465356 |