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Both personal and scholarly in tone, this book encourages readers
to think theologically, ethically, and politically about the
statement that declares: "God loves diversity and justice." The
multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary, and
multi-gendered identities of the eleven contributors and two
respondents deepen the conversation. It considers questions such
as: Do we affirm or challenge this theological statement? Do we
concentrate on "God" in our response or do we interrogate what
diversity and justice mean in light of God's love for diversity and
justice? Alternatively, do we prefer to ponder the verb, to love,
and consider what it might mean for society if people really
believed in a divinity loving diversity and justice? Of course,
there are no easy and simple answers whether we consult the Sikh
scriptures, the Bible, the Qur'an, the movies, the Declaration of
Human Rights, or the transgender movement, but the effort is
worthwhile. The result is a serious historical, literary, cultural,
and religious discourse that fends against intellectually rigid
thought and simplistic belief systems across the religious
spectrum. In our world in which so much military unrest and
violence, economic inequities, and religious strife prevail, such a
conversation nurtures theological, ethical, and political
possibilities of inclusion and justice.
For four decades now, Marc H. Ellis has sought to rethink Jewish
tradition in light of the prophetic imperative, especially with
regard to the need for geopolitical justice in the context of
Israel/Palestine. Here, twenty-two contributors offer intellectual,
theological, political, and journalistic insight intoEllis's work,
connecting his theological scholarship to the particularities of
their own contexts. Some contributors reflect specifically on
Israel/Palestine while others transfer Ellis's theopolitical
discussions to other geopolitical, cultural, or religious concerns.
Yet all of them rely on Ellis's work to understand the connections
of prophetic discourses, religious demands, social movements, and
projects of social justice. Paying particular attention to global
racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, white supremacy, and current
neocolonial practices, the contributors also address minoritized
liberation theologies, the role of memory, exile and forgiveness,
biblical hermeneutics, and political thought. In diverse and
powerful ways, the contributors ground their scholarship with the
activist drive to deepen, enrich, and strengthen intellectual work
in meaningful ways.
Both personal and scholarly in tone, this book encourages readers
to think theologically, ethically, and politically about the
statement that declares: "God loves diversity and justice." The
multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary, and
multi-gendered identities of the eleven contributors and two
respondents deepen the conversation. It considers questions such
as: Do we affirm or challenge this theological statement? Do we
concentrate on "God" in our response or do we interrogate what
diversity and justice mean in light of God's love for diversity and
justice? Alternatively, do we prefer to ponder the verb, to love,
and consider what it might mean for society if people really
believed in a divinity loving diversity and justice? Of course,
there are no easy and simple answers whether we consult the Sikh
scriptures, the Bible, the Qur'an, the movies, the Declaration of
Human Rights, or the transgender movement, but the effort is
worthwhile. The result is a serious historical, literary, cultural,
and religious discourse that fends against intellectually rigid
thought and simplistic belief systems across the religious
spectrum. In our world in which so much military unrest and
violence, economic inequities, and religious strife prevail, such a
conversation nurtures theological, ethical, and political
possibilities of inclusion and justice.
The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible
brings together 37 essential essays written by leading
international scholars, examining crucial points of analysis within
the field of feminist Hebrew Bible studies. Organized into four
major areas - globalization, neoliberalism, media, and
intersectionality - the essays collectively provide vibrant,
relevant, and innovative contributions to the field. The topics of
analysis focus heavily on gender and queer identity, with essays
touching on African, Korean, and European feminist hermeneutics,
womanist and interreligious readings, ecofeminist and animal
biblical studies, migration biblical studies, the role of gender
binary voices in evangelical-egalitarian approaches, and the
examination of scripture in light of trans women's voices. The
volume also includes essays examining the Old Testament as recited
in music, literature, film, and video games. The Oxford Handbook of
Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible charts a culturally,
hermeneutically, and exegetically cutting-edge path for the ongoing
development of biblical studies grounded in feminist, womanist,
gender, and queer perspectives.
Introducing the Women's Hebrew Bible is an up-to-date feminist
introduction to the historical, socio-political, and academic
developments of feminist biblical scholarship. In the second
edition of this popular text Susanne Scholz offers new insights
into the diverse field of feminist studies on the Hebrew Bible.
Scholz provides a new introductory survey of the history of
feminism more broadly, giving context to its rise in biblical
studies, before looking at the history and issues as they relate
specifically to feminist readings and readers of the Hebrew Bible.
Scholz then presents the life and work of several influential
feminist scholars of the Bible, outlining their career paths and
the characteristics of their work. The volume also outlines how to
relate the Bible to sexual violence and feminist postcolonial
demands. Two new chapters further delineate recent developments in
feminist biblical studies. One chapter addresses the relationship
between feminist exegesis and queer theory as well as masculinity
studies. Another chapter problematizes the gender discourse as it
has emerged in the Christian Right's approaches to the Old
Testament.
In Sacred Witness, Susanne Scholz discusses the wide range of rape
texts in biblical literature - some that long have troubled
readers, others that should have but didn't, such as texts of
marital rape, for example, or metaphorical speech about God as
rapist. Assuming the androcentric nature of these writings, Scholz
asks how we may read these texts in order to find some redemptive
meaning for women, children, and men who have been injured by
sexual violence and by "cultures of rape." Sacred Witness provides
illuminating reflection on some of the most troubling texts in the
Hebrew Bible.
This is the first of a set of three volumes reviewing the progress
of feminist Hebrew Bible scholarship over the last 40 years. In it,
fourteen essayists focus on the feminist work on each of the
biblical books. Each essay explores the range and depth of feminist
exegesis, presents substantial yet easily digestible trends,
preferences and perspectives in feminist scholarship, and
demonstrates that feminist biblical approaches are not monolithic
but diverse in feminist conviction, hermeneutics and method. The
result of this collaborative task is a comprehensive though
selective survey, which includes suggestions for future feminist
engagement. What feminist biblical scholarship has accomplished
during the past forty years is no small feat. But it becomes clear
from this volume that much remains to be done in the pursuit of
dismantling structures of gender domination in Hebrew Bible
exegesis and beyond.
This book introduces readers to the diverse field of feminist
studies on the "Hebrew Bible". Not organized as a traditional
introduction to the "Old Testament," the manuscript does not follow
a biblical book-by-book structure, but provides an introductory
survey of the history and issues as they relate to feminist
readings and readers of the "Hebrew Bible". Accordingly, feminist
scholars of the Bible, their career struggles, and biblical texts,
characters, and themes stand at the forefront of this introduction.
The volume is biased toward "Western" feminist scholarship because
of the historical developments of feminist scholarship in general
and biblical studies in particular. Yet, the chapters also include
African, Asian, and Latin American perspectives on feminist studies
of the "Hebrew Bible". In short, it offers an overview on the
historical, social, and academic developments of reading the
"Hebrew Bible" as the "women's Hebrew Bible."
Susanne Scholz is professor of Old Testament at Perkins School of
Theology in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of Sacred Witness:
Rape in the Hebrew Bible (Fortress Press, 2010), Introducing the
Women's Hebrew Bible (2007), and Biblical Studies Alternatively: An
Introductory Reader (2003).
Introducing the Women's Hebrew Bible is an up-to-date feminist
introduction to the historical, socio-political, and academic
developments of feminist biblical scholarship. In the second
edition of this popular text Susanne Scholz offers new insights
into the diverse field of feminist studies on the Hebrew Bible.
Scholz provides a new introductory survey of the history of
feminism more broadly, giving context to its rise in biblical
studies, before looking at the history and issues as they relate
specifically to feminist readings and readers of the Hebrew Bible.
Scholz then presents the life and work of several influential
feminist scholars of the Bible, outlining their career paths and
the characteristics of their work. The volume also outlines how to
relate the Bible to sexual violence and feminist postcolonial
demands. Two new chapters further delineate recent developments in
feminist biblical studies. One chapter addresses the relationship
between feminist exegesis and queer theory as well as masculinity
studies. Another chapter problematizes the gender discourse as it
has emerged in the Christian Right's approaches to the Old
Testament.
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