Dangerous sisters of the Hebrew Bible / Amy Kalmanofsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalmanofsky, Amy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sisters in the Bible.

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

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

vii, 208 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]

Summary:

Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bibles grand narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky observes. Sisters and sisterhood receive less attention in scholarship but, she argues, play an important role in narratives, revealing anxieties related to desire, agency, and solidarity among women playing out (and playing against) their roles in a patrilineal society. Most often, she shows, sisters are destabilizing figures in narratives about family crisis, where property, patrimony, and the resilience of community boundaries are at risk. Kalmanofsky demonstrates that the particular role of sisters had important narrative effects, revealing previously underappreciated dynamics in Israelite society. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Sister Pairs

1 Rachel and Leah 19

2 Michal and Merav 37

3 Israel and Judah 53

Part II Incestuous Sisters

4 Lot's Daughters 71

5 Sarah 87

6 Tamar 101

Part III Sisterhoods

7 The Daughters of Adam, Moab, the Land, and Israel 119

8 The Daughters of Jerusalem 141

9 Ruth and Naomi 157

10 Conclusion 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781451469950

1451469950

OCLC:

858897107