By Adele Reinhartz
Unnamed characters--such as Lot's spouse, Jephthah's daughter, Pharaoh's baker, and the witch of Endor--are ubiquitous within the Hebrew Bible and seem in a wide selection of roles. Adele Reinhartz the following seeks to respond to important questions: first, is there a "poetics of anonymity," and if that is so, what are its contours? moment, how does anonymity impact the readers' reaction to and building of unnamed biblical characters? the writer is principally attracted to concerns on the topic of gender and sophistication, trying to make sure even if anonymity is extra popular between moms, better halves, daughters, and servants than between fathers, husbands, sons and kings and even if the anonymity of girl characters capabilities otherwise from that of male characters.
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A man in N u m 15:32 is found gathering wood on the Sabbath, a violation for which he is executed at God's command (15:35-36). The "man whose mother was an Israelite and whose father was an Egyptian" suffers the consequences of blasphemy and perhaps the idolatrous influence of his father's foreign origins when he is put to death for cursing the (divine) Name (Lev 24:10-23). Of course, many named characters also serve as role models and convey the value system of the narrator. 20 The bit players deliver the message directly and unencumbered by the distractions of plot, full characterization and lengthy dialogue.
1 s m û Servants, Stewards and Armor-Bearers LARGE GROUP WITHIN t h e c a t e g o r y I h a v e c a l l e d t h e b i t p l a y e r s is c o m p r i s e d o f p e r s o n a l a t t e n d a n t s : t h e servants, stewards, a r m o r - b e a r e r s Servants, Stewards and Armor-Bearers 41 14): "Let the girl to w h o m I shall say, 'Please offer your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels'—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. " This prayer adds further substance to the servant's character by depicting his piety. " 11 The prayer also situates the events within the context of God's covenantal relationship with Abraham. Although the servant is under Abraham's authority, both of them are ultimately governed by God.