1st Edition

Rape Culture in the House of David A Company of Men

By Barbara Thiede Copyright 2022
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

Rape Culture in the House of David: A Company of Men describes a biblical rape culture sustained and maintained by Yhwh and a host of men—from royal kings and princes to their relatives, counselors, generals, and servants. This volume reveals that sexual violence in the house of David is not simply perpetrated by its most powerful men. Rather, in the pursuit of power, status, authority, and... Read more

Introduction: Rape and Rape Culture in the Hebrew Bible: Choosing the Right Words; 1. Disposing of Daughters, Sisters, and Wives: The Rapes of Tamar and of David’s Pilagshim; 2. The Taking, Trapping, and Raping of Women: Michal and Bathsheba; 3. The Once and the Future King: Saul, David, and the Practice of Sexual Violence; Hidden in Plain Sight—The Rape Culture of the Hebrew Bible: Conclusions

Biography

Barbara Thiede is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.