| Description |
xii, 119 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Naming the Holy One. Two Images. Issues and Questions. Naming the Holy One and Holy Scripture -- 2. "To Whom Then Will You Compare Me?" Exile and Crisis. Speaking of God. "Your Ways Are Not My Ways" -- 3. Names and the Gender of God. Elohim. El Shaddai. The Unpronounceable Name. The Holy One of Israel -- 4. To Whom Does Scripture Compare God? Speaking of People - Speaking of God. Is God a Man of War? God as Male Authority: King and Lord. God as Teacher. God as Kinsman: Father. God as Rock. God as Maker and Mender -- 5. God - Maker and Mother. A Woman in Childbirth. A Child's Protest. A Mother's Responsibility. Can a Child Forget? A Mother's Protest. A Mother Comforts -- 6. God - Eagle and Spirit. As an Eagle ... as a Hen. The Presence of God in the Spirit. She Who Gives Life. She Who Empowers. She Who Educates -- 7. The Paths of Wisdom. Who Is Sophia? What Is Wisdom? Who Is Woman Wisdom? Is Woman Wisdom God? Woman Wisdom and Women -- 8. "I Will Be Who I Will Be" |
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A Conversation in the Desert. The Impossible Name. Promise of Presence. The God of the Future |
| Analysis |
Bible. O.T. - Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Femininity of God |
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God (Christianity) - Motherhood |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-116) and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769
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| Subject |
Femininity of God.
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God (Christianity) -- Motherhood.
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God -- Motherhood.
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| LC no. |
94036909 |
| ISBN |
0664255698 (alk. paper) |
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