Women In The Hebrew Bible Presents The First One-volume Overview Covering The Interpretation Of Women's Place In Man's World Within The Hebrew Bible Or Old Testament. Written By The Major Scholars In The Field Of Biblical Studies And Literary Theory, These Essays Examine Attitudes Toward Women And Their Status In Ancient Near Eastern Societies, Focusing On The Israelite Society Portrayed By The Hebrew Bible. Introduction: Man's World, Women's Place : Sexual Politics In The Hebrew Bible / Alice Bach -- The Social World Of Women In Ancient Israel -- The Place Of Women In The Israelite Cultus / Phyllis Bird -- And The Women Knead Dough : The Worship Of The Queen Of Heaven In Sixth-century Judah / Susan Ackerman -- Women And The Domestic Economy Of Early Israel / Carol Meyers -- Structure And Patriarchal Functions In The Biblical Betrothal Type-scene : Some Preliminary Notes / Esther Fuchs -- The Problem Of The Body For The People Of The Book / Howard Eilberg-schwartz -- Reading Women Into Biblical Narratives -- Status And Role Of Female Heroines In The Biblical Narrative / Esther Fuchs -- Woman And The Discourse Of Patriarchal Wisdom : A Study Of Proverbs 1-9 / Carol A. Newsom -- The Harlot As Heroine : Narrative Art And Social Presupposition In Three Old Testament Texts / Phyllis Bird --^ His Story Versus Her Story : Male Genealogy And Female Strategy In The Jacob Cycle / Nelly Furman -- The Literary Characterization Of Mothers And Sexual Politics In The Hebrew Bible / Esther Fuchs -- Who's Afraid Of The Endangered Ancestress? / J. Cheryl Exum -- Goddesses And Women Of Magic -- A Heifer From Thy Stable : On Goddesses And The Status Of Women In The Ancient Near East / Carole R. Fontaine -- The Queen Mother And The Cult In Ancient Israel / Susan Ackerman -- The Wise Women Of 2 Samuel : A Role Model For Women In Early Israel? / Claudia V. Camp -- Rereading Women In The Bible. Reading Strategies And The Story Of Ruth / Edward L. Greenstein -- A Son Is Born To Naomi! : Literary Allusions And Interpretation In The Book Of Ruth / Danna Nolan Fewell And David M. Gunn -- The Seduction Of Eve And The Exegetical Politics Of Gender / Reuven Kimelman -- Genesis 22 : The Sacrifice Of Sarah / Phyllis Trible -- Sexual Politics In The Hebrew Bible --^ Law And Philosophy : The Case Of Sex In The Bible / Tikva Frymer-kensky -- Eroticism And Death In The Tale Of Jael / Susan Niditch -- Dealing With Women : Daughters In The Book Of Judges / Mieke Bal -- Adultery In The House Of David : The Metanarrative Of Biblical Scholarship And The Narratives Of The Bible / Regina M. Schwartz -- Signs Of The Flesh : Observations On Characterization In The Bible / Alice Bach -- Sacrifice And Salvation : Otherness And Domestication In The Book Of Judith / Amy-jill Levine -- Judith, Holding The Tale Of Herodotus / Mark Stephen Caponigro -- Feminist Identities In Biblical Interpretation -- Rereading The Body Politic : Women And Violence In Judges 21 / Alice Bach -- Transforming The Nature Of Community : Toward A Feminist People Of Israel / Judith Plaskow -- With A Song In Her Heart : Listening To Scholars Listening For Miriam / Alice Bach -- Roundtable Discussion : Women With Disabilities, A Challenge To Feminist Theology / Elly Elshout, Facilitator --^ A Case History : Numbers 5:11-31 -- The Strange Case Of The Suspected Sotah (numbers V 11-31) / Tikva Frymer-kensky -- The Case Of The Suspected Adulteress, Numbers 5:11-31 : Redaction And Meaning / Jacob Milgrom -- Numbers 5 And The Waters Of Judgment / Jack Sasson -- Accusations Of Adultery : A Study Of Law And Scribal Practice In Numbers 5:11-31 / Michael Fishbane -- Good To The Last Drop : Viewing The Sotah (numbers 5.11-31) As The Glass Half Empty And Wondering How To View It Half Full / Alice Bach. Edited By Alice Bach. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 520-536).

Ashgate Publishing Limited

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gower Publishing Ltd

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

New York, New York State, 1999

November 3, 1998

1, PS, 1998

Includes bibliographical references (p. 520-536).

<p><i>women In The Hebrew Bible</i> Presents The First One-volume Overview Covering The Interpretation Of Women's Place In Man's World Within The Hebrew Bible Or Old Testament. Written By The Major Scholars In The Field Of Biblical Studies And Literary Theory, These Essays Examine Attitudes Toward Women And Their Status In Ancient Near Eastern Societies, Focusing On The Israelite Society Portrayed By The Hebrew Bible.<p>feminist Analysis Of The Bible Offers Clues For The Beginnings Of Gender Bias In Western Culture. Metaphors And Literary Persona From Those Ancient Writings Permeate Western Literature And Haunt Our Collective Unconscious. The Essays Range From Feminist Strategies For Understanding The Social World At The Time Of The Production Of The Hebrew Bible To Interpretations Of Key Female Literary Figures Such As Ruth, Esther, Judith, Sarah, Rachel And Leah, The Unnamed Daughter Of Jephthah, And The Unnamed Levite's Concubine In The Book Of Judges.<p>a Case History Of Five Essays Presents Different Perspectives And Interpretations Of One Passage, Numbers 5&#58; 16 - 31, The So-called Sotah Text. These Articles Show How Critical Interpretive Perspectives Are To Reading And Understanding A Biblical Text. <p><i>women In The Hebrew Bible</i> Offers A Stellar Selection Of The Most Important Writings About The Social, Cultural And Gender Codes Reflected In Biblical Texts.</p> <h3>library Journal</h3> <p>bach (religious Studies, Stanford Univ.), Author Of Women, Seduction, And Betrayal In Biblical Narrative (cambridge Univ., 1997), Has Compiled A Fascinating Collection Of Nearly 40 Essays On Attitudes Toward Women And Their Status In Early Biblical Times. Top Scholars In The Field--esther Fuchs, Susan Ackerman, Howard Eilberg-schwartz, Bach Herself, And Many Others--analyze The Lives And Roles Of The Wives (sarah, Rebekah, Leah), The Good Girls (ruth, Esther, Judith), The Bad Girls (eve, Delilah, Bathsheba, Jezebel), The Sad Girls (lot's Daughters, Dinah), The Women Warriors (miriam, Deborah), The Amazing Women (the Medium Of Endor, The Wise Women Of Tekoa, The Playmate Of God), And The Ordinary Women In Extraordinary And Revelatory Depth. Included Are Extensive Notes And Bibliographies, Though, Alas, No Index Or Author Credits. Students And Scholars In The Fields Of Hebrew Studies, Biblical History, And Feminism Will Revel In The Complex Insights Here, Though General Readers May Have Trouble. Highly Recommended For Special Collections.--marcia G. Welsh, Guilford Free Lib., Ct</p>

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Women in the Hebrew Bible presents the first one-volume overview covering the interpretation of women's place in man's world within the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Written by the major scholars in the field of biblical studies and literary theory, these essays examine attitudes toward women and their status in ancient Near Eastern societies, focusing on the Israelite society portrayed by the Hebrew Bible
Includes bibliographical references (pages 520-536)

Feminist analysis of the Bible offers clues to the beginnings of gender bias in Western culture. In this book, the essays range from feminist strategies for understanding the social world of the time of the production of the Hebrew Bible to interpretations of key female literary figures such as Ruth, Sarah, Judith, Esther, Rachel, and Leah.

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