Telling Queen Michal's Story: An Experiment in Comparative Interpretation
By (Author) David J. A. Clines
Edited by Tamara C. Eskenazi
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st November 2009
NIPPOD
United Kingdom
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
Christianity
222.4
Paperback
301
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
This book, an anthology of previously published writing about Michal together with some new and original essays, is something of an experiment. Its purpose is to provide reders with raw materials for developing their own reading of the Michal story. It does not offer a unified portrait of this biblical character, but rather invites readers to form their own assessment interactively with these readings of the Michal story. At the same time, this book presents some systematic guidance for coping with these divergent interpretations of the complex and tantalizing figure of Michal.
David Clines is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies in the University of Sheffield, UK. Tamara Eskenazi is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles.