Comedy and feminist interpretation of the hebrew Bible: a subversive collaboration/ Melissa A. Jackson.

By:

Jackson, Melissa A

Series: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 285pISBN:

9780199656776

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DDC classification:

220.44 Q2

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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.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Mahatma Gandhi University Library General Stacks	220.44 Q2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		52820

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

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