Dinah's lament : the biblical legacy of sexual violence in Christian interpretation / Joy A. Schroeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schroeder, Joy A., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dinah (Biblical figure).

Dinah.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

xii, 317 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2007]

Summary:

In a searching and sensitive exploration of the ways Christians through the centuries read biblical narratives about sexual violence, Joy A. Schroeder opens new Windows into the history of the church's attitudes about rape. Dinah's Lament raises important questions about the ways Christian readers may continue to shield the Bible from criticism and reinforce patterns of subjugation, silencing, and violence against women.

Contents:

Fallen virgin, violated daughter : the rape of Dinah (Genesis 34)

Virgin and martyr : rape threat narratives and divine protection

Dismembering the adulteress : the Levite's concubine (Judges 19)

Violated sister : the tears of Tamar (2 Samuel 13)

The treacherous speech of Potiphar's wife (Genesis 39) and the silence of Susanna (Genesis 39 and Daniel 13).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-308) and index.

ISBN:

9780800638436

0800638433

OCLC:

85623611