Feminist theory and the Bible: interrogating the sources

Author
Fuchs, Esther
Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2016
Language
English
Call Number
BS1181.8 .F83 2016
ISBN
9781498527811
Reference Only
Off
Number of Pages
151
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Bible. Old Testament -- Feminist criticism
Library of Congress Subject Heading 2
Women in the Bible
Abstract

Feminist Theory and the Bible: Interrogating the Sources conceptualizes, contextualizes and maps a new kind of burgeoning scholarship that has grown up in recent decades. This scholarship emerged in the margins of Feminist Studies and Biblical Studies and has yet to find a foothold in either one of these more established contexts.In this book, Esther Fuchs argues that in order to find an enduring, stable place in the academe, this scholarship requires a theoretical perspective. Biblical Studies as a whole has not yet been sufficiently theorized as an academic field, and currently consists of multiple disciplines relying for the most part on traditional scholarly discourses. In this regard, Feminist Biblical Studies is both a departure from and an important supplement to both Feminist Studies and Biblical Studies.