Resolviendo
Subtitle: narratives of survival in the Hebrew Bible and in Cuba today
By: Cristina García-Alfonso.
Series: Studies in biblical literature -- v. 132
Publisher: Peter Lang; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781433107047
Subjects: Jephthah -- (Biblical judge); Jephthah's daughter -- (Biblical figure); Rahab -- (Biblical figure); Jael -- (Biblical figure); Bible. -- O.T. -- Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Women in the Bible; Cuba -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Cuba -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Description: "Cristina Garcia-Alfonso proposes that the stories of Rahab, Jael, and Jephthah can be particularly enriched and give hope to contemporary contexts of hardship when they are read through the Cuban notion of resolviendo (survival). Using narrative criticism along with different contemporary approaches to the texts including feminist and post-colonial approaches, Garcia-Alfonso's readings of the biblical narratives from a perspective of resolviendo offer insights in the struggle for survival many Cubans face today. Also explored are the implications that a reading through the notion of resolviendo or survival can have for other contexts in contemporary societies where survival is at stake."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.