Appealing to God or Man

Nicholas J Campbell

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
31 March 2025

History of religion; Bibles

Appealing to God or Man: Contrasting Barrenness and Family Death Narratives in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East argues for a reevaluation of barrenness-type scenes in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East. More specifically, the argument is for a distinction: women in family death narratives appeal to men, while women in barrenness narratives appeal to God. Even the male-centric epics of the ancient Near East show that women interact with the divine more during barrenness crises (e.g., the wife's prophetic dream in the Etana myth) than during family death crises (e.g., male-divine narratives in Kirta and Aqhat).

This distinction not only clarifies the narrative tropes but emphasizes the role of women in these crises and intersects with discussions of household roles in the ancient Near East. Male and female roles in marriage and fertility drive the responses of characters in these idealized narrative worlds, especially in family death and barrenness narratives.

By: Nicholas J Campbell
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9798385236756
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 31 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholas J. Campbell is an author, editor, and writing coach living in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published several academic articles on the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East in addition to regularly presenting at academic conferences. His primary research interests are literary and historical analyses of biblical narratives.

Reviews for Appealing to God or Man

""A rich, informed, and novel analysis of two of the Bible's most important and related narrative tropes! Campbell demonstrates how moments of existential crisis become opportunities for women and men in specific ways to engage with God."" --Amy Kalmanofsky, Blanche and Romie Shapiro Professor of Bible, The Jewish Theological Seminary