Outputs (10)

Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges (2024)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. M. (2024). Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges. Journal of Biblical Literature, 143(3), 417-441. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1433.2024.3

Many conceive of the shape of the book of Judges as a downward spiral with each leader getting worse, culminating in the horrific events of Judg 19–21. Proponents of this reading suggest that the judges can be evaluated by how closely they imitate th... Read More about Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges.

Taking the Absurdity Seriously: Questioning the Complicity of YHWH in Judges 20-21 (2022)
Book Chapter
Hurlbert, B. (2022). Taking the Absurdity Seriously: Questioning the Complicity of YHWH in Judges 20-21. In H. Paynter, & T. Laurence (Eds.), Violent Biblical Texts: New Approaches. Sheffield Phoenix Press

YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object‐Relations Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. (2022). YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object‐Relations Analysis. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 26(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13600

Once Upon a Time in Persia: The Ethics of Violence in the Book of Esther and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2022)
Book Chapter
Hurlbert, B. (2022). Once Upon a Time in Persia: The Ethics of Violence in the Book of Esther and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In H. Paynter, & M. Spalione (Eds.), Map or Compass? The Bible on Violence. Sheffield Phoenix Press

Alternate Eyes: Perspective Shifting in the Samson Narrative and Black Mirror (2022)
Book Chapter
Hurlbert, B. (2022). Alternate Eyes: Perspective Shifting in the Samson Narrative and Black Mirror. In A. Bowen, & J. A. Dunne (Eds.), Black Mirror and Theology. Lexington Books/Fortress Academic

The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions (2021)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. (2022). The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 28(4), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.14062

René Girard and the Nonviolent God, Scott Cowdell, University of Notre Dame Press, 2018 (ISBN 978‐0‐268‐10453‐5) (2020)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. (2020). René Girard and the Nonviolent God, Scott Cowdell, University of Notre Dame Press, 2018 (ISBN 978‐0‐268‐10453‐5). Reviews in Religion and Theology, 27(4), 496-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13888

Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically (2020)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. M. (2022). Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically. Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches, 30(2), 125–149. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-00284p20

What is the purpose of the violence in Judges 19 and what does this narrative aim to accomplish in its readers? Phyllis Trible (1984), Cheryl Exum (1993), and more recently, Margaret Atwood (2019), suggest that this violence is viewed positively by t... Read More about Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically.

The Book of Exodus (2020)
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. (2020). The Book of Exodus. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 27(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13719

Beyond Texts of Terror: Emerging Feminist Scholarship on Judges 19
Journal Article
Hurlbert, B. (online). Beyond Texts of Terror: Emerging Feminist Scholarship on Judges 19