Prophets and Daniel : a feminist companion to the Bible (second series) / edited by Athalya Brenner.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Brenner-Idan, Athalya, editor.

Series:

• Feminist companion to the Bible ; 2nd ser., 8.
• The feminist companion to the Bible (second series) ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This final volume in the Feminist Companion to the Bible Second series is a sparkling collection. These essays revisit the figure of the Goddess, redefine female prophet-(esse)s, consider Yahweh as a violent husband, explore various aspects or eroticism in prophetic literature and discuss how to say no to a prophet. In the section on Daniel the Obtuse Foreign Ruler is viewed from the perspective of both feminism and humor, while Belshazzar's mother is proposed as another wise queen. Contributors include Judith Hadley, Esther Fuchs, Renate Jost, Rainer Kessler, Gerlinde Baumann, Mary Shields, E

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; I: PROPHECY; II: DANIEL; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 19, 2014).

ISBN:

• 9786613193940
• 9781283193948
• 1283193949
• 9780567184702
• 0567184706

OCLC:

745979211