Christian Bible is quite violent book. Besides of God of Vengeance of the Old Testament, purely human instincts are displayed in raw form and somehow concentrated throughout the various stories. Violence is not portrayed as masculine attribute only, but also courageous Heroines in Bible do not renounce violence and wins over men through the use of force. And let us not forget that all these horror stories were written by men.
Judith beheading Holofernes
Yael killing Sisera
Tamar, the illumination shows Regina Tamar beheading someone, it comes from the same manuscript, but i am not aware of any Tamar in Bible killing any man (there are 3 different Tamars mentioned in the Bible). History also knows powerful ruler of Georgia Queen Tamar (1160-1213), but i do not see any connection neither. If you know, please comment...
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