Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story

by Jeremy Schipper

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This unique interdisciplinary book uses a fresh approach to explore issues of disability in the Hebrew Bible. It examines how disability functions in the David Story (1 Samuel 16; 1 Kings 2) by paying special attention to Mephibosheth, the only biblical character with a disability as a sustained character trait. The David Story contains some of the Bible's most striking images of disability.

Nonetheless, interpreters tend to focus on legal...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0567337510

ISBN13:9780567337511

Release Date:April 2009

Publisher:T&T Clark

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality

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