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Daring, Disreputable and Devout: Interpreting the Hebrew Bible´s Women in the Arts and Music
Jr. Dan W. Clanton
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Hardback. Examines eight women's stories in the Bible, demonstrating how later readers interact with the stories to construct sometimes fanciful, sometimes faulty views of these women. This book helps broaden our awareness of the influence of these later readings on how we understand biblical women. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRLM7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
This book features an examination of eight women's stories in the Bible, demonstrating how later readers interact with the stories to construct sometimes fanciful, sometimes faulty views of these women. Stories of women in the Bible have been interpreted by artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and biblical commentators for centuries. However, in many cases, these later interpreters have often adapted and altered the Bible to fit their own view(s) of the stories. Ironically, these later renderings usually serve as the basis for the generally accepted view(s) of biblical women. For example, many readers of the Bible assume that Eve is to ... Read more
This book features an examination of eight women's stories in the Bible, demonstrating how later readers interact with the stories to construct sometimes fanciful, sometimes faulty views of these women. Stories of women in the Bible have been interpreted by artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and biblical commentators for centuries. However, in many cases, these later interpreters have often adapted and altered the Bible to fit their own view(s) of the stories. Ironically, these later renderings usually serve as the basis for the generally accepted view(s) of biblical women. For example, many readers of the Bible assume that Eve is to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567027474
SKU
V9780567027474
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About Jr. Dan W. Clanton
Dan Clanton is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Doane College in Crete, NE
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