Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story.(Book review) Shofar | March 22, 2009| | COPYRIGHT 2009 University of Nebraska Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story, by Jeremy Schipper. New York: T&T Clark, 2006. 158 pp. $110.00.

Mephiboshet, the son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul, generally gets scant attention. By the time he enters the stage, so to speak, the Davidic/Judah kingship has ascended and the short-lived Saul/Benjamin dynasty is already dead. With this volume, Jeremy Schipper ameliorates this problem. Schipper's analysis uses disabilities studies perspectives, nuanced literary analysis, thorough grounding in ancient Near ...

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