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100 1 a| Pinn, Anthony B.,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8Thm86JFC6w6vTFcMfq1| https://isni.org/isni/0000000115763084;

245 10 a| Biblical outlaws :b| what the Bible's most despised characters can teach us /c| Anthony B. Pinn.;

264 1 a| New Haven ;a| London :b| Yale University Press,c| [2026];

300 a| x, 179 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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520 a| "In this unprecedented book, a secular humanist and celebrated scholar of religion tells the stories of the Bible's most marginalized figures, challenging readers to reconsider who are the heroes of the text, and who are the villains. What happens when such figures as Lot's Wife, Job's Wife, Nimrod, "Doubting" Thomas, and the cursed disciple Judas take center stage? What happens if the Bible is read to privilege the margins of life, where the most socially questionable and ignored are found? In asking and answering these questions, Anthony B. Pinn finds important lessons in the hidden corners of scripture, in the dark places, and among the despised figures who have a troubled relationship with a troubling world. Freeing these figures to offer their version of events, this book encourages a reading of the Bible against the Bible. Pinn argues that there are life-affirming lessons to learn from these marginalized figures. Something important about our humanity is illustrated not by the Bible's heroes but by those we tend to forget or discredit." --c| Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

600 00 a| Lot's wifec| (Biblical figure);

600 00 a| Job's wifec| (Biblical figure);

600 00 a| Nimrodc| (Biblical figure);

600 00 a| Judas Iscariot.;

600 00 a| Thomas,c| Apostle, Saint,d| active 1st century.;

630 00 a| Biblex| Criticism, interpretation, etc.;

630 00 a| Biblev| Biography.;

650 0 a| Rogues and vagabonds in the Bible.;

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Biblical outlaws : what the Bible's most despised characters can teach us / Anthony B. Pinn.

Author/creator	Pinn, Anthony B. author.
Format	Book
Publication	New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	x, 179 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Lot's wife (Biblical figure) Job's wife (Biblical figure) Nimrod (Biblical figure) Judas Iscariot. Thomas, Apostle, Saint, active 1st century. Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible--Biography. Rogues and vagabonds in the Bible.

Contents	Introduction: Reading the Bible against the Bible -- The economy of "having" and "giving" -- Lot's wife and the importance of not forgetting -- Job's wife and the price of integrity -- Nimrod and the value in trying -- On the nature of loss -- Judas and accountability -- Thomas and the importance of touch.
Abstract	"In this unprecedented book, a secular humanist and celebrated scholar of religion tells the stories of the Bible's most marginalized figures, challenging readers to reconsider who are the heroes of the text, and who are the villains. What happens when such figures as Lot's Wife, Job's Wife, Nimrod, "Doubting" Thomas, and the cursed disciple Judas take center stage? What happens if the Bible is read to privilege the margins of life, where the most socially questionable and ignored are found? In asking and answering these questions, Anthony B. Pinn finds important lessons in the hidden corners of scripture, in the dark places, and among the despised figures who have a troubled relationship with a troubling world. Freeing these figures to offer their version of events, this book encourages a reading of the Bible against the Bible. Pinn argues that there are life-affirming lessons to learn from these marginalized figures. Something important about our humanity is illustrated not by the Bible's heroes but by those we tend to forget or discredit." -- Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9780300292442
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
ISBN	9780300283495 (hardback)
ISBN	0300283490 (hardback)
ISBN	(ePub ebook)
Standard identifier#	CIPO000401155

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