Affiliation:
1. Kirsty Jones, PhD (Georgetown University) () is an Assistant Professor at Ashland University. Her most recent publication is, “Three Blind Vices: Vision and Blindness in Judges 13–16,” BibInt 28:2 (2020) 175–201.
Abstract
In this article, I survey exegetical approaches to the “blind and lame,” using disability studies and close readings to expose ableist bias. I also present my reading, in which I propose that the blind and lame are disabled persons whom David hates not just because of who they are, but also because of the fears they provoke. He is afraid. Disabled bodies can be unpredictable, untamable, and uncertain. David has no idea what his enemies are capable of, because “blind” and “lame” are vague and amorphous labels. Parading blind people and lame people on the ramparts does not display the weakest people in a strong city but displays people of unknown strengths.
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