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Judges 19-21 and Ruth
Canon as a Voice of Answerability
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 200
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Previous scholarship hints at the connection between Judges 19â21 and Ruth (as set in dialogue), but there has yet to be a study to articulate this relationship. Through a Bakhtinian-canonical perspective, a comparative analysis of these texts unveils intertextual correlations. Lexical and thematic connections include shared idioms, contrasting themes of ××¨× (âbanâ) and××¡× (âlovingâkindness,â âcovenantâfaithfulnessâ), silence and speech, abuse and potential for abuse, gendered violence and feminine agency. This case-study reveals that Ruth, as a text and as a woman, embodies a voice of answerability to the silenced and abused women in Judges 19â21
Jennifer M. Matheny, PhD (2021), University of Kent (Canterbury, UK), is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Nazarene Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO).
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction
âJudges 19â21 and Ruth in Canonical Dialogue
âCanon and Answerability
âReading Silence
âOutline of the Book
2 The Answerability of Canon
âA Voice for the Voiceless in Judges 19â21
âThe Polyphonic Nature of Canon
âOn the Quest for a Voice: Discovering the Utterance
âThe Chronotopes
âCanon as a Voice of Answerability
âThe Use of × ×ª× as a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âConclusion
3 Judges 19â21 as a Dialogic ×ש×
âUnderstanding Judges 19â21 as a Dialogic ×ש×
âBakhtinâs Voice in the Dialogue of Genre
âDialogic ×ש×
âTo âI.D.â a Body of Literature: An Unfinalized Threshold
âThe Instrument of Dismemberment: ×××××ת
âThresholds: סף and ×פת×
âConclusion
4 Haunted Dialogue
âUtterances of the Mute and Mutilated (Judges 20 and 21)
âIf There Was âNo King in Israel,â Who Is in Charge?
âNot a King but Acting Like One
âThe Account of this Evil
âThe Reported Speech of the Levite
âThe Woman, the One Slain
âUnity at Mizpah
âSons of WorthlessnessâMy Brother?
âName-Dropping as Theological-Political Symbols: The Ark of the Covenant of God and Phinehas
âMizpah: Oaths and Weeping
âConclusion
5 ××¨× in Canonical Dialogue
âThresholds of No Return: ×ר×
â××¨× as a Function of Grotesque Realism
âAchan and Rahab: Who is Truly ××¨× in Joshua?
âNarrative Setting
â×ר×: Why All the Fuss?
âCanonical Answerability for the Silent?
âConclusion
6 Ruthâs Chronotope in the Canon
âRuth as a Traveling Text
âRuth as a Threshold Text
âDating of Ruth
âRuthâs Chronotope in the Canons
âForm, Function, and the Dialogic Nature of Genre
âPrevious Scholarship on the Genre of Ruth
âA New Way Forward: Ruthâs Function as a Dialogic ×ש×
âRuth as a Dialogic ××©× and a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âAnswerability as a Feature of the Dialogism: Ruth and Tamar
âConclusion
7 The Answerability of Borders and Identity
âRuth 1: The Dialogical Nature of Names
âWomen in Relational Answerability: Naomi, Orpah and Ruth (Ruth 1)
âThe Chronotope of Borders: Between and in between Moab and Bethlehem
âBorders of Ethnicity
âNaomi, Ruth and Orpah: Relational Answerability
âNaomiâs Lament
âIntertextual Utterances
âConclusion
8 Chronotope Encounters in Ruth 2 and 3
âChronotopes of Field and Threshing Floor
âThe Chronotope of Encounter
âEncounter with Boaz: A Dialogue of Identity
âRuthâs Response: Speak to the Heart
âCanonical Answerability: Genesis 19 and Ruth 2
âChronotope of Encounter: The Threshing Floor
âRuth 3:9 in Canonical Dialogue with the Torah: Violator or Creative Agent?
âForeign Women in the Canonical Dialogue of Identity
âConclusion
9 Progentitive Problems in Ruth 4
âProgenitive Problems Answered by Purchased Possessions
âChronotope of Encounter: The City Gate
âCanonical Answerability for the Silent
âRuthâs Loophole of Identity
âThe Women of Bethlehem: A Voice of Answerability for Ruth and Naomi
âThe Canonical Dialogue of ××¡× in Ruth
âRuth Embodies ××¡× Towards Naomi
âThe Dialogic Encounter of Law and Narrative
âConclusion
10 Judges 19â21 and Ruth in Dialogue
âRuth as a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âRuth and Judges as a Dialogic ×ש×
âIdioms in Dialogue: × ×©× ××©× (Judges 21:23; Ruth 1:4) and ××ר ×¢×Ö¾×× (Judges 19:3; Ruth 2:13)
âA Dialogue of Identity: The Women in Judges 19â21 and Ruth
âOaths in Dialogue
âRuth as the Reversal פ×××ש? Utterances of Identity and Alterity
âConclusion: Earth-Keeping and People-Keeping
Appendix: Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, an Unfinalized Life: A Brief Biography and Story of His Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
Bibliography
Index of Scriptures
Index of Subjects
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction
âJudges 19â21 and Ruth in Canonical Dialogue
âCanon and Answerability
âReading Silence
âOutline of the Book
2 The Answerability of Canon
âA Voice for the Voiceless in Judges 19â21
âThe Polyphonic Nature of Canon
âOn the Quest for a Voice: Discovering the Utterance
âThe Chronotopes
âCanon as a Voice of Answerability
âThe Use of × ×ª× as a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âConclusion
3 Judges 19â21 as a Dialogic ×ש×
âUnderstanding Judges 19â21 as a Dialogic ×ש×
âBakhtinâs Voice in the Dialogue of Genre
âDialogic ×ש×
âTo âI.D.â a Body of Literature: An Unfinalized Threshold
âThe Instrument of Dismemberment: ×××××ת
âThresholds: סף and ×פת×
âConclusion
4 Haunted Dialogue
âUtterances of the Mute and Mutilated (Judges 20 and 21)
âIf There Was âNo King in Israel,â Who Is in Charge?
âNot a King but Acting Like One
âThe Account of this Evil
âThe Reported Speech of the Levite
âThe Woman, the One Slain
âUnity at Mizpah
âSons of WorthlessnessâMy Brother?
âName-Dropping as Theological-Political Symbols: The Ark of the Covenant of God and Phinehas
âMizpah: Oaths and Weeping
âConclusion
5 ××¨× in Canonical Dialogue
âThresholds of No Return: ×ר×
â××¨× as a Function of Grotesque Realism
âAchan and Rahab: Who is Truly ××¨× in Joshua?
âNarrative Setting
â×ר×: Why All the Fuss?
âCanonical Answerability for the Silent?
âConclusion
6 Ruthâs Chronotope in the Canon
âRuth as a Traveling Text
âRuth as a Threshold Text
âDating of Ruth
âRuthâs Chronotope in the Canons
âForm, Function, and the Dialogic Nature of Genre
âPrevious Scholarship on the Genre of Ruth
âA New Way Forward: Ruthâs Function as a Dialogic ×ש×
âRuth as a Dialogic ××©× and a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âAnswerability as a Feature of the Dialogism: Ruth and Tamar
âConclusion
7 The Answerability of Borders and Identity
âRuth 1: The Dialogical Nature of Names
âWomen in Relational Answerability: Naomi, Orpah and Ruth (Ruth 1)
âThe Chronotope of Borders: Between and in between Moab and Bethlehem
âBorders of Ethnicity
âNaomi, Ruth and Orpah: Relational Answerability
âNaomiâs Lament
âIntertextual Utterances
âConclusion
8 Chronotope Encounters in Ruth 2 and 3
âChronotopes of Field and Threshing Floor
âThe Chronotope of Encounter
âEncounter with Boaz: A Dialogue of Identity
âRuthâs Response: Speak to the Heart
âCanonical Answerability: Genesis 19 and Ruth 2
âChronotope of Encounter: The Threshing Floor
âRuth 3:9 in Canonical Dialogue with the Torah: Violator or Creative Agent?
âForeign Women in the Canonical Dialogue of Identity
âConclusion
9 Progentitive Problems in Ruth 4
âProgenitive Problems Answered by Purchased Possessions
âChronotope of Encounter: The City Gate
âCanonical Answerability for the Silent
âRuthâs Loophole of Identity
âThe Women of Bethlehem: A Voice of Answerability for Ruth and Naomi
âThe Canonical Dialogue of ××¡× in Ruth
âRuth Embodies ××¡× Towards Naomi
âThe Dialogic Encounter of Law and Narrative
âConclusion
10 Judges 19â21 and Ruth in Dialogue
âRuth as a Voice of Canonical Answerability
âRuth and Judges as a Dialogic ×ש×
âIdioms in Dialogue: × ×©× ××©× (Judges 21:23; Ruth 1:4) and ××ר ×¢×Ö¾×× (Judges 19:3; Ruth 2:13)
âA Dialogue of Identity: The Women in Judges 19â21 and Ruth
âOaths in Dialogue
âRuth as the Reversal פ×××ש? Utterances of Identity and Alterity
âConclusion: Earth-Keeping and People-Keeping
Appendix: Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, an Unfinalized Life: A Brief Biography and Story of His Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
Bibliography
Index of Scriptures
Index of Subjects
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