Engaging The Bible In A Gendered World / Edition 1

by Linda Day, Carolyn Pressler

Overview

In this introductory textbook, some of the most widely respected scholars in the field introduce students to the methods, issues, and theoretical frameworks central to feminist biblical interpretation. In highly accessible essays, the book covers the history, achievements, and cutting-edge questions in the area of gender and biblical scholarship, including violence and the Bible, female biblical God imagery, and sexuality. The contributors—women and men—are feminist, womanist, and pro-feminist biblical interpreters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664229108
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	11/17/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Linda Day is Editor of Catholic Biblical Quarterly. She taught most recently at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Carolyn Pressler is Harry C. Piper Professor of Biblical Interpretation at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton, Minnesota. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.