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Womanist Midrash : a reintroduction to the women of the Torah and the throne
- Title
- Womanist Midrash : a reintroduction to the women of the Torah and the throne / Wilda C. Gafney.
- Author
- Gafney, Wilda, 1966-
- Publication
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2017.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 323 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work that is grounded in serious scholarship will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.
- Contents
- Women of the Torah and the throne -- Genesis -- Exodus: these are not all the names -- Leviticus: the heart of Torah -- Numbers: Exodus, part 2 -- Deuteronomy: Torah reenvisioned -- Chapter counting queens -- Overshadowed by Saul -- Dominated by David -- Israel's maligned queens -- Royal women of Judah.
- Call Number
- Sc E 21-294
- ISBN
- 9780664239039
- 066423903X
- 9781611648126 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017005498
- OCLC
- 988864539
- Author
- Gafney, Wilda, 1966- author.
- Title
- Womanist Midrash : a reintroduction to the women of the Torah and the throne / Wilda C. Gafney.
- Publisher
- Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2017.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 21-294