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God, Gender and the Bible
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God, Gender and the Bible Hardback - 2002

by Deborah F. Sawyer

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Hardback. New. God, Gender and the Bible demonstrates that both maleness and femaleness are constructed in the light of divine omnipotence and examines contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power through Hebrew and Christian scripture.
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  • Title God, Gender and the Bible
  • Author Deborah F. Sawyer
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition New
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, New York, New York
  • Date 2002-07-18
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780415174831
  • ISBN 9780415174831 / 041517483X
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 6.18 x 0.63 in (20.88 x 15.70 x 1.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex role - Biblical teaching, Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002068063
  • Dewey Decimal Code 220.830

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From the publisher

Deborah Sawyer discusses this crucial yet unresolved question in the context of contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power, based on fresh examination of a number of texts from Hebrew and Christian scripture. Such texts offer striking parallels to contemporary gender theories (particularly those of Luce Irigaray and Judith Butler), which have unravelled given notions of power and constructed identity. Through the study of gender in terms of its application by biblical writers as a theological strategy, we can observe how these writers use female characters to undermine human masculinity, through their 'higher' intention to elevate the biblical God. God Gender and the Bible demonstrates that both maleness and femaleness are constructed in the light of divine omnipotence. Unlike many approaches to the Bible that offer hegemonist interpretations, such as those that are explicitly Christian or Jewish, or liberationist or feminist, this enlightening and readable study sustains and works with the inconsistencies evident in biblical literature.

About the author

Deborah F. Sawyer is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. Her recent publications include Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries (Routledge 1996) and (co-edited)Is There A Future For Feminist Theology? (1999)