ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 explores James Bridie’s biblical comedies, focusing on Tobias and the Angel (1930) and Susannah and the Elders (1937), two Hebrew stories that form part of the Christian Apocrypha in the Protestant tradition. The plays are explored against the backdrop of British religious and political anti-Semitism and the construction of femininity during the inter-war years to demonstrate how the plays intersect with dominant ideas about Jews and women. How Bridie’s Scottish identity informs his response to the biblical narratives is also addressed.
