Abstract
Much has been written about Judges 19, the brutal rape of the Concubine of Gi-
beah and the very long chapter of Genesis 24, where Rebecca is chosen to be
Isaac’s bride by his father Abraham’s servant. There are almost no commentators who relate to these two biblical stories intertextually. After a brief discussion of
the nature of intertextual reading, the story of the Concubine will be presented.
The different themes relevant to the horrendous story, such as rape culture, murder, dismemberment, women as meat and hospitality are discussed. This discussion will be followed by a listing of the many intertextual relationships between Judges 19 and other biblical texts with an analysis of the strength of the intertextuality. The relationship between Rebecca and the Concubine is analyzed. This
analysis concludes that there is a very strong relationship between Genesis 24
and Judges 19 and that they deserve to be read intertextually and hints that
there might be authorial intent in this way of reading. Finally, there is an imaginative coda in which the author brings the two texts into a dialogue with each other.
beah and the very long chapter of Genesis 24, where Rebecca is chosen to be
Isaac’s bride by his father Abraham’s servant. There are almost no commentators who relate to these two biblical stories intertextually. After a brief discussion of
the nature of intertextual reading, the story of the Concubine will be presented.
The different themes relevant to the horrendous story, such as rape culture, murder, dismemberment, women as meat and hospitality are discussed. This discussion will be followed by a listing of the many intertextual relationships between Judges 19 and other biblical texts with an analysis of the strength of the intertextuality. The relationship between Rebecca and the Concubine is analyzed. This
analysis concludes that there is a very strong relationship between Genesis 24
and Judges 19 and that they deserve to be read intertextually and hints that
there might be authorial intent in this way of reading. Finally, there is an imaginative coda in which the author brings the two texts into a dialogue with each other.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Troubling Topics, Sacred Texts |
| Subtitle of host publication | Readings in Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an |
| Editors | Roberta Sterman Sabbath |
| Place of Publication | Berlin |
| Publisher | de Gruyter |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 153-190 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110650617 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110634266 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2021 |
Keywords
- Hebrew Bible
- heilig
- banal
- intertextuality
- RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- Sacred books
- New Testament, Qur'an
- Koran
- Hebräische Bibel