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Torah / edited by Irmtraud Fischer [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Bible and women ; Volume ;1.1.
- The Bible and Women : An Encyclopedia of Exegesis and Cultural History ; Volume 1.1
- Standardized Title:
- Tora (2010).
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Pentateuch--Feminist criticism.
- Bible.
- Women in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (501 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume is the first in The Bible and Women series. It presents a history of the reception of the Bible as embedded in Western cultural history with a special focus on the history of women and issues of gender. It introduces the series, explaining the choice of the Hebrew canon in connection with the Christian tradition and preparing the way for a changed view of women throughout the series. The contributors explore the gendered significance of the canonical writings as well as the process of their canonization and the social-historical background of ancient Near Eastern women's lives, both of which play key roles in the series. Turning to the Pentateuch, essays address a variety of texts and issues still relevant today, such as creation and male-female identity in the image of God, women's roles in the genealogies of the Pentateuch and in salvation history, the rights and responsibilities of women according to the Hebrew Bible's legal and ritual texts, and how archaeology and iconography can illustrate the texts of the Torah. Contributors include Sophie Démare-Lafont, Dorothea Erbele-Küster, Karin Finsterbusch, Irmtraud Fischer, Mercedes García Bachmann, Thomas Hieke, Carol Meyers, Mercedes Navarro Puerto, Jorunn Økland, Ursula Rapp, Donatella Scaiola, Silvia Schroer, Jopie Siebert-Hommes, and Adriana Valerio.
- Notes:
- "Hebrew Bible / Old Testament"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-58983-611-1
- OCLC:
- 951595060
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