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Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible : a subversive collaboration
- Title
- Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible : a subversive collaboration / Melissa A. Jackson.
- Author
- Jackson, Melissa A. (Melissa Anne), 1971-
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- 285 p.; 23 cm.
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Oxford theological monographs
- Uniform Title
- Oxford theological monographs.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- 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 Hebrew Bible -- 12. Conclusions: comedy, the Hebrew Bible, and feminist interpretation.
- Call Number
- JFD 13-1992
- ISBN
- 9780199656776
- 0199656770
- LCCN
- 2012491365
- OCLC
- 778419201
- Author
- Jackson, Melissa A. (Melissa Anne), 1971-
- Title
- Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible : a subversive collaboration / Melissa A. Jackson.
- Imprint
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Series
- Oxford theological monographsOxford theological monographs.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 13-1992