Violence against Women and Children in the Hebrew Bible: Between Trauma and Resilience

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Kristine Henriksen Garroway Dr Hyun Chul Paul Kim (Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA)

Violence against Women and Children in the Hebrew Bible

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Between Trauma and Resilience

Kristine Henriksen Garroway, Dr Hyun Chul Paul Kim (Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA), John W. Martens (St. Mark's College at UBC, Canada) , Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
30 April 2026

Old Testaments; Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships

Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

What did violence against women and children mean for ancient audiences and how do modern audiences hear and process the meaning of violence in the texts of the Hebrew Bible? The rape of Tamar, the sacrifice of Jephthah’s daughter, babes ripped from the womb during war—texts such as these are hardly fodder for Sunday School classes; yet we are left with the reality that the Bible is a violent text full of war, murder, genocide, and destruction, often carried out at the behest of God.

The essays in this volume explore ways in which the Hebrew Bible uses and abuses women and children to make indelible points concerning the people of Israel, the lived realities of the Israelite society, and God’s relationship to His people. Where other works turn to the study of the violence itself, or to the divine nature of violence, this volume focuses in on the human component. As a result, these studies are reminders that women and children born out of trauma are at once vulnerable and valuable, fragile and resilient.

Edited by: Kristine Henriksen Garroway, Dr Hyun Chul Paul Kim (Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA), John W. Martens (St. Mark's College at UBC, Canada), Jacqueline Vayntrub (Yale University USA), John W Martens (St Mark's College at Ubc Canada)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780567704726
ISBN 10: 0567704726
Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 30 April 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Contributor Bios 1. Introduction: The Place of Women, Children, and Violence in the Hebrew Bible, Kristine Henriksen Garroway, Hyun Chul Paul Kim, John W. Martens PART 1 Violence against (Resilient) Children 2. A Resilient Reading of the Young Miriam in Exodus 2, Paba Nidhani De Andrado 3. The Perils of Prophetic Proximity: Violence against Children in the Elisha Narratives, M. L. Case PART 2 Women and Children in the Context of War 4. A Whole Burnt Offering to the LORD? Contextualizing Ritual Violence against Women and Children in the Deuteronomistic History and the Punishment of Achan, Anthony P. SooHoo, SJ 5. Scorched Birth Tactics: The Eighth-Century Prophets and Rhetoric of Violence against Children in War, Jason A. Riley 6. Sons (and a Daughter) as Scary Semantic Signs: Naming Children in Isaiah 7–8 and Hosea 1 as Acts of Violence, Julie Faith Parker PART 3 Texts of Violence and Contemporary Readership 7. The Lost and Found Children of Daughter Zion in Deutero-Isaiah, Angela Sawyer 8. “Wife of Promiscuity and Children of Promiscuity”: The Legitimation and Normalization of Sexual Violence and Illegitimacy Disability through Hosea’s Marriage Metaphor!, Alice Yafeh-Deigh 9. Performing Grief for the “Ungrievable”: A Re-reading of Ezekiel 16 with The Statue of Peace, Jina Kang

Kristine Henriksen Garroway is Visiting Professor of Hebrew Bible at Hebrew Union College, Israel. Hyun Chul Paul Kim is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA. John W. Martens is Professor of Theology at St. Mark's College at UBC, Vancouver, Canada, and Director of the Centre for Christian Engagement.