Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible : a subversive collaboration / by Melissa Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Melissa A. (Melissa Anne), 1971-

Series:

Oxford theological monographs.

Oxford theological monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. O.T--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. O.T--Feminist criticism.

Wit and humor in the Bible.

Women in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the Hebrew Bible for evidence of comedy, this volume further asks how reading the Hebrew Bible through a comic 'lens' might positively inform feminist interpretation. The exploration is conducted with a number of Hebrew Bible narratives, all of which prominently involve female characters.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. An Introduction to Comedy; 2. Trickster Matriarchs: Lot's Daughters, Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Tamar; 3. Five Women of Moses' Infancy: Shiphrah and Puah, Moses' Mother and Sister, Pharaoh's Daughter; 4. Rahab; 5. Deborah and Jael; 6. Delilah; 7. David's Wives: Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba; 8. Jezebel; 9. Ruth; 10. Esther; 11. Conclusions: Comedy and the Hebrew Bible; 12. Conclusions: Comedy, the Hebrew Bible, and Feminist Interpretation; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S

TV; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-59746-2

9786613909916

0-19-163076-4

OCLC:

922971230