Gina Hens-Piazza 
Supporting Cast of the Bible [EPUB ebook] 
Reading on Behalf of the Multitude

This book spotlights the Old Testament’s ‚;supporting cast, ‚ the vast array of nameless characters wedged in the margins of biblical stories. Often categorized as literary props or aspects of scenery, these anonymous figures (‚;laborers, ‚ ‚;a creditor, ‚ ‚;the crowd, ‚ ‚;servants, ‚ ‚;elders, ‚ ‚;a midwife, ‚ etc.) frequently shoulder the burden of a story that is never theirs. Grounded in literary theory, Gina Hens-Piazza sets forth a new taxonomy for these often anonymous characters.