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1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 383
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Bible in the twenty-first century ; 2
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BTC (Series) ; 2.
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 383.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Those riotous, yet righteous, foremothers of Jesus : exploring Matthew's comic genealogy / F. Scott Spencer -- "More righteous than I" : the comeuppance of the trickster in Genesis 38 / Mary E. Shields -- Humor, turnabouts and survival in the book of Esther / Kathleen M. O'Connor -- Is that fearfully funny? : some instances from the apocryphal/deuterocanonical books / Toni Craven -- At the expense of women : humor in Acts 16.14-40 / Kathy Williams -- Are we amused? : small and big differences in Josephus' re-presentations of Biblical female figures in the Jewish antiquities 1-8 / Athalya Brenner -- Ooooh, Onan! : Geschlechtsgeschichte and women in the Biblical world / Gale A. Yee -- Women's humor and other creative juices / Amy-Jill Levine -- Laughing with/at/as women : how should we read Biblical humor? / Esther Fuchs -- Appendix : Babble/Bible light : on some Biblical women. |
| Summary |
Biblical humor about women and gender remains elusive for many readers, for its recognition may imply the realization that it's a cruel and disrespectful humor, ridicule rather than good-natured fun. But viewing humor as social critique, as is largely done in the essays in this volume, with respect to both the texts read and their actual or implied author, may be fun as well as significant for understanding the biblical worlds. As most of the essays show, writing about women is writing about men as well. In other words, it is writing about gender roles. The critique of women, womanhood and fem. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible -- Feminist criticism.
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Bible. |
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Feminist criticism. |
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Bible -- Critique féministe. |
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Bible. |
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Women in the Bible.
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Women in the Bible. |
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Wit and humor in the Bible.
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Wit and humor in the Bible. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brenner-Idan, Athalya.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Are we amused?. London ; New York : T & T Clark International, ©2003 0826470831 9780826470836 (DLC) 2004556286 (OCoLC)54440576 |
| ISBN |
9780826426277 (electronic book) |
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0826426271 (electronic book) |
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9780826470836 |
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0826470831 (hardback) |
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0567083306 (paperback) |
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