Synopsis: Bathsheba is undeniably a minor character in the biblical plotline, appearing in only four chapters in Samuel and Kings combined, and even therein saying and doing very little. Thus she is often ignored or mentioned merely parenthetically. When Bathsheba has been considered, she has been depicted in a myriad of ways on the spectrum from helpless victim to hapless seductress. In fact, with so many different interpretations of her throughout the centuries, it is easy to find oneself asking, along with the anonymous informant in 2 Sam 11:3, "Isn't this Bathsheba?" This study argues...

A collection of essays covering theology and methodology--emphasizing Wesleyan biblical hermeneutics, canonical perspectives, and the implications of these approaches for church life and work--as well as biblical texts/themes and the relationship of the study of Scripture to the life of the Christian.