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Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne

By Wilda C. Gafney

Book information

Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Year
2017
ISBN
066423903X, 9780664239039
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3702779 bytes)
Pages
xiv+324\342
Topic
Religion
Time added
2018-03-02 03:52:21
Practices & Sacred Texts;Religious Art;Religious SWomen’s Issues;Christian Living;Old Testament;Bibl

Description

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 is grounded in serious scholarship and will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.

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