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Halakhah law and feminism 18. The case of sex in the bible 17.

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Studies In Bible And Feminist Criticism On Hulu. A jps scholar of distinction title the best writings of the long and distinguished career of renowned feminist bible scholar tikva frymer kensky each of the 30 essays here delves into a topic that gives us much food for thought. The bible as interpreted through ancient near eastern creation myths flood myths and goddess myths. Bible and womens studies 12.

It helps women combine this struggle with belief in scripture. Studies in bible and feminist criticism by tikva frymer kensky is a collection of 30 essays addressing various topics in the bible and comparing them with their treatment in near eastern religions. Law and philosophy.

Feminist criticism also like analyzes how the bible presents women and how that presentation has been interpreted. The bible is portrayed as the word of men who have projected their own selfish interests upon it. Feminist hermeneutics also challenges patriarchal interpretations of the bible and finds ways for the bible to be empowering to women.

The best writings of the long and distinguished career of renowned feminist bible scholar tikva frymer kensky each of the 30 essays here delves into a topic that gives us much food for thought. Comparative jewish and christian perspectives on the hebrew bible. Feminist biblical interpretation is on part in the larger struggle for womens liberation.

They grieve over ot accounts of the oppression and violation of women eg. The bible as. Scholars and students of bible jewish studies and womens studies will surely find this to be a one of a kind collection.

Her areas of specialization included assyriology and sumerology biblical studies jewish studies and women and religion. Free shipping on qualifying offers. Since most ancient texts including the bible were written by men in a male dominated world feminist criticism seeks to recover the lives and experiences of women in ancient times.

The feminist approach to jewish law. Biblical perspectives on ecology. Of particular interest was her analysis of the ancient mesopotamian myths of creation the flood and goddesses.

This book is unique not only because it is the only volume in the jps scholar of distinction series written by a woman but also because frymer kenskys personal and forthright voice resonates so clearly throughout each piece. Biblical feminist criticism is an approach to biblical interpretation that employs a particular feminist method to critique the biblical text. Feminist challenge to halakhah 19.

She was the author of reading the women of the bible which received a koret jewish book award in 2002 and a national jewish book award in 2003 in the wake of the goddesses and motherprayer. Ideology of gender in the bible and the ancient near east 13. Patriarchal family relationships and near eastern law 16.

Because of its views of objectivity feminist criticism challenges the idea of an objective method of biblical interpretation and questions that objective biblical truth is possible. At the extreme the death of jephthahs daughter judg. 19 and the rape of tamar 2 sam.

Creating a theology of healing. 11 and the concubine in judg.

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