"Why Ask My Name?": Anonymity and Identity in Biblical Narrative

by Adele Reinhartz

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Anonymous characters, such as Lot's wife, are common in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in a variety of roles. This book examines whether there is a 'poetics of anonymity', and, if so, what its contours and effects are.

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Adele Reinhartz is professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa.

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Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Literature Studies and Criticism, Sexuality and Gender Studies
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221.6ReligionThe BibleOld Testament (Tanakh)Bible. O.T.--exegesis
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BS1199 .N2 .R45Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionThe BibleThe BibleOld TestamentWorks about the Old Testament
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