Contributors Biographies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents V
3. Abbreviations VII
4. Introduction 1
5. I Wisdom Writings
6. Afflictions and Trauma in the Book of Ben Sira 19
7. Trauma and the Origin of Idolatry in Wisdom 14:15 Within the Broader Religious-Philosophical Context 51
8. II Educational Stories / Legends
9. Trauma, Purity, and Ritual in LXX Esther’s Prayer 79
10. Walking in the Ways of Righteousness 99
11. Divine Punishment and Trauma in the Book of Tobit 117
12. Triumph over Trauma in Tobit (GII) 129
13. The Performative Function of Turmoil, Trauma and Tenacity in Judith 1–8 145
14. III Historiography
15. The Martyr Narratives in 2 Maccabees 6:18–7:42 167
16. The Hostages’ Tales 187
17. The Historiography of Trauma in Josephus 205
18. IV Septuagint and New Testament
19. A Matrix for Matriarchs 227
20. Tenacity’s Trailhead 249
21. Contributors Biographies 263
22. Subject Index 267
23. Classical Author Index 271
24. Biblical Author Index 275