Umfang:
285 S.
ISBN:
0199656770
,
9780199656776
Serie:
Oxford theological monographs
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Teilw. zugl.: Diss.
,
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.
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Jackson, Melissa Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 ISBN 9780191742170
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Theologie/Religionswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Feministische Theologie
;
Humor
;
Judentum
;
Ironie
;
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Biblische Person
;
Frau
;
Komik
;
Feministische Exegese
;
Hochschulschrift
