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.