| Description |
viii, 143 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Patriarchal Bible -- Ch. 2. Feminist Models of Reading -- Ch. 3. Feminist Criticism and Reader-response Criticism -- Ch. 4. Unmasking the Text's Ideology -- Ch. 5. Ideological Critique -- Ch. 6. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Eryl W. Davies introduces a wide range of feminist approaches to the Hebrew Bible: from critics who recover neglected perspectives in the biblical text to those who reject the biblical traditions in their entirety. Davies suggests that the most promising strategy is that which deploys a reader-oriented literary approach to the Hebrew Bible: by focusing on the literary representation of women in the biblical text, some of the subtle ways in which the biblical authors sought to reinforce patriarchal values are highlighted. Davies argues that readers of the Hebrew Bible must don the mantle of the 'dissenting reader' and be prepared to question and challenge the values and assumptions inherent in the biblical text."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011927 -- Feminist criticism.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005655
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769
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| Subject |
Women in the Bible.
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Bible and feminism.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| LC no. |
2002038460 |
| ISBN |
0754603725 alkaline paper |
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0754608905 paperback alkaline paper |
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