Reading Jael with Women from a Traumatized Community

The story of Jael is interpreted in many different ways; the two main ones are that she is a hero to Israel, or she is a deceitful murderer. An incident that occurred in the Cape Flats, South Africa, some years ago throws light on local women’s interpretation of the Jael story. In the contemporary i...

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Main Author: Dickie, June F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 3, Pages: 136-145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Judge 4,17-22 / Bible. Judge 5,24-27 / Jael, Biblical person / Ambiguity / Rhetoric / Violence / Trauma / Africa
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RG Pastoral care
ZB Sociology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Local
B South Africa
B Rhetoric
B Marginalized
B Jael
B Ambiguity
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