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Author Fuchs, Esther, 1953-

Title Sexual politics in the biblical narrative : reading the Hebrew Bible as a woman / Esther Fuchs.

Publication Info. London, England ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, [2003]
©2003

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Description 1 online resource (244 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 310
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 310.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and indexes.
Contents Contemporary biblical literary criticism : the objective phallacy -- The biblical mother : the annunciation and temptation type-scenes -- The bride and biblical betrothal type-scenes -- The biblical wife : structure and setting in conjugal narratives -- The ideal daughter : useful gaps and some didactic implications -- The biblical sister : redeemed by her brother?
Summary This book is for anyone interested in religious studies and women's studies, as well as for biblical scholars. It offers a feminist oppositional reading of the biblical text. The main argument is that the Bible constructs a fictional universe in which women are shown to be intent on promoting male interests, and, for the most part, appear as secondary characters whose voice and point of view are often suppressed. In their limited roles as mothers, wives, daughters and sisters, women are constructed as male-dependent pawns intent on securing the status of their male counterparts. The Biblical n.
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Subject Bible. Old Testament -- Feminist criticism.
Bible. Old Testament.
Feminist criticism.
Bible. A.T. -- Critique féministe.
Bible. Old Testament.
Women in the Bible.
Women in the Bible.
Man-woman relationships in the Bible.
Man-woman relationships in the Bible.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Fuchs, Esther, 1953- Sexual politics in the biblical narrative. London, England ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2003 082646954X 9780826469540 (OCoLC)52337124
ISBN 9780567042873 (electronic book)
0567042871 (electronic book)
082646954X (paperback)
1841271381
9780826469540