Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and the BookTimothy Kandler Beal, David M. Gunn The Bible is often said to be one of the foundation texts of Western culture. The present volume shows that it goes far beyond being a religious text. The essays explore how religious, political and cultural identities, including ethnicity and gender, are embodied in biblical discourse. Following the authors, we read the Bible with new eyes: as a critic of gender, ideology, politics and culture. We ask ourselves new questions: about God's body, about women's role, about racial prejudices and about the politics of the written word. |
Contents
Cracking the Binding | 1 |
God in the Garden | 16 |
THE PROBLEM OF THE BODY FOR THE PEOPLE | 34 |
THE HEBREW GOD AND HIS FEMALE COMPLEMENTS | 56 |
Moses and Gods | 72 |
WOMAN AND THE DISCOURSE OF PATRIARCHAL | 116 |
THE PROBLEM WITH PAGANS | 153 |
TRANSFERENCE AND TACT IN BIBLICAL STUDIES | 208 |
MARGINS OF LAMENTATION Or The Unbearable | 219 |
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Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and The Book Timothy K. Beal,David Gunn Limited preview - 2002 |
Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and the Book Timothy Kandler Beal,David M. Gunn Limited preview - 1997 |
Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and The Book Timothy K. Beal,David Gunn Limited preview - 2002 |