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PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101138710822
ISBN-139781138710825
eBay Product ID (ePID)23038836658
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Publication Year2018
SubjectGeneral, Sexuality & Gender Studies, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / General
Publication NameDissenting Reader : Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible: Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorEryll Wynn Davies
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
FormatHardcover
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal220.446
SynopsisThis title was first published in 2003. Few would deny that the Bible is an overwhelmingly patriarchal book that, over the centuries, has exercised considerable influence on the way in which women are perceived in society. From the opening chapters of Genesis, where woman is created to serve as man's "helper", to the pronouncements of Paul concerning the submission of wives to their husbands and the silencing of women in communal worship, the primary emphasis of the Bible is on woman's subordinate status. Feminist biblical critics raise the obvious question: how should women in communities of faith respond to the Bible's largely negative appraisal of women and oppressive patriarchal emphasis? Eryl Davies introduces the wide range of feminist approaches to the Hebrew Bible: from critics who recover neglected perspectives in the biblical tradition and argue that the Bible is not oppressively patriarchal, to others who reject biblical traditions, arguing that they are so immersed in a patriarchal culture that no parts are worth redeeming.
LC Classification NumberBS1171.2
