A Feminist Companion to Samuel and Kings Contributor(s): Brenner-Idan, Athalya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841270822 ISBN-13: 9781841270821 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
Dewey: 222.406 |
Series: Feminist Companion to the Bible (Second) |
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.44 lbs) 152 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collection of studies, reflecting developments in feminist exegesis over the last few years in Europe and the United States, includes treatments of key female figures ('Tamar and the Coat of Many Colours' by Adrien Janis Bledstein; 'Michal, the Barren Wife' by Lillian R. Klein; 'On Centering a Fringe Figure: The Wife of Jeroboam in 1 Kings 14:1-18' by Uta Schmidt; 'The Widow of Zarephath and the Great Woman of Shunem: A Comparative Analysis of Two Stories' by Jopie Siebert-Hommes), and a new examination of a biblical threesome, 'Saul, David and Jonathan: The Story of a Triangle? A Contribution to the Issue of Homosexuality in the First Testament' by Silvia Schroer and Thomas Staubli. |