The Story of Hannah (1 Sam 1:1 2:11) from a Perspective of Han: The Three-Phase Transformative Process

This article explores how Hannah undergoes her difficult life experience called han , and how she is being transformed beyond the logic of ‘us’ or ‘them’ hermeneutics. In the process of transformation Hannah engages three phases of attitude or moments of life: ‘I am nothing,’ ‘I am something,’ and ‘I am anything.’ The story of Hannah becomes a story of public, holistic transformation that involves self, community and society.