| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) |
| Contents |
The Song of Songs : a holy of holies -- The book of Ruth and the love of the land -- Psalm and anti-Psalm : a personal interlude -- Ecclesiastes as witness -- Jonah : the book of the question -- Job : the open book |
| Summary |
"For the Love of God is a re-interpretation of six essential biblical texts: The Song of Songs, the Book of Ruth, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Jonah, and Job. In prose that is personal and probing, analytically acute and compellingly readable, Ostriker sees these writings as "counter-texts," deviating from convention yet deepening and enriching the Bible, our images of God, and our own potential spiritual lives. Attempting to understand "some of the wildest, strangest, most splendid writing in Western tradition," she shows how the Bible embraces sexuality and skepticism, boundary crossing and challenges to authority, how it illuminates the human psyche and mirrors our own violent times, and how it asks us to make difficult choices in the quest for justice."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Bibel Altes Testament gnd |
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Bible and feminism.
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Bible and literature.
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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Bible and feminism
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Bible and literature
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Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
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Feministische Theologie
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Feminismus
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813548722 |
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0813548721 |
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