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Art as biblical commentary : visual criticism from Hagar the wife of Abraham to Mary the mother of Jesus /

Art as Biblical Commentary is not just about biblical art but, more importantly, about biblical exegesis and the contributions visual criticism as an exegetical tool can make to biblical exegesis and commentary. Using a range of texts and numerous images, J. Cheryl Exum asks what works of art can te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Exum, J. Cheryl (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : T & T Clark, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019
Colección:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 694.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Visual criticism: biblical art as biblical commentary
  • The blinded Samson and scene from the Song of Songs: paintings that changed my mind
  • The abjection of Hagar
  • The rape of Hagar
  • The theophanies to Hagar
  • Erotic look and voyeuristic gaze: looking at the body in the bible and art
  • Shared glory: Salomon de Bray's Jael, Deborah and Barak
  • Notorious biblical women in Manchester: Spencer Stanhope's Eve and Frederick Pickersgill's Delilah
  • Ecce Mulier: the Levite's Wife, the mother of Jesus and the sacrificial female body