
After Exegesis
Feminist Biblical Theology
Baylor University Press
Published on 30. October 2015
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-4813-0380-4 (ISBN)
Description
After Exegesis frames an inclusive feminist biblical theology, exploring creation, providence, divine judgment, salvation, praise, justice, authority, inclusion, the ""other,"" moral agency, suffering, violence, reconciliation, flourishing, and hope. Each chapter places multiple related biblical texts in dialogue around a common theological concern. In so doing, this work exemplifies a central feminist claim: that bringing two or more texts, often born of different contexts, into conversation with each other generates a productive tension that transcends the dominant theological tradition.
After Exegesis thus underscores the fact that the context for feminist biblical theology must be understood more broadly than it has been traditionally construed. The volume demonstrates feminist theology fulfilling this promised breadth, while also staking a claim to the future: theology must attend to humanity's interdependent connectedness to the rest of creation and to such realities as human embodiment, suffering, oppression, hope, and the multivocal nature of truth.
After Exegesis thus underscores the fact that the context for feminist biblical theology must be understood more broadly than it has been traditionally construed. The volume demonstrates feminist theology fulfilling this promised breadth, while also staking a claim to the future: theology must attend to humanity's interdependent connectedness to the rest of creation and to such realities as human embodiment, suffering, oppression, hope, and the multivocal nature of truth.
Reviews / Votes
This volume is remarkably even in literary style, exegetical solidness, and imaginative interpretation...After Exegesis is worthy of purchase and study by any interested in the important work of biblical interpretation. -- W. Eugene March -- Horizons in Biblical Theology The array of theological themes explored includes creation, providence, divine judgment, salvation, praise, justice, authority, inclusion, the 'other,' moral agency, suffering, violence, reconciliation, flourishing, and hope. All the essays are well written and insightful, and together they confirm that 'the Bible in general and the Old Testament in particular, when examined closely, are more amenable than one might think to feminist thought' (p. 3). -- Frances Taylor Gench -- Interpretation: Journal of Bible and Theology A valuable resource not only for specialists in biblical studies, constructive theology, and feminist scholarship but also for students and others seeking an introduction to these fields. -- Christine Thomas -- Catholic Biblical Quarterly After Exegesis is a brilliant piece of work. It is written in a style which suits both the seasoned academic as well as a beginning student of biblical texts. -- Kirsi Cobb -- Reading ReligionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Waco
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4813-0380-4 (9781481303804)
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02/2016
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Persons
Patricia K. Tull is A. B. Rhodes Professor Emerita of Old Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary.Jacqueline E. Lapsley is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Content
1. Introduction: Wisdom Rebuilds Her House
Jacqueline E. Lapsley and Patricia K. Tull
2. Jobs and Benefits in Genesis 1 and 2: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Creation
Patricia K. Tull
3. Women's Doings in Ruth: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Providence
Eunny P. Lee
4. Job and the Hidden Face of God: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Divine Judgment
Carleen Mandolfo
5. Embodiment in Isaiah 51-52 and Psalm 62: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Salvation
Katie M. Heffelfinger
6. Reading Psalm 146 in the Wild: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Praise
Jacqueline E. Lapsley
7. Woman Wisdom and Her Friends: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Justice
Anne W. Stewart
8. When Esther and Jezebel Write: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Authority
Cameron B. R. Howard
9. Miriam, Moses, and Aaron in Numbers 12 and 20: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Exclusion
Suzanne Boorer
10. Be Kind to Strangers, but Kill the Canaanites: A Feminist Biblical Theology of the Other
Julie Galambush
11. Rahab and Esther in Distress: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Moral Agency
Sarah J. Melcher
12. The Traumatized ""I"" in Psalm 102: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Suffering
Amy C. Cottrill
13. ""Missing Women"" in Judges 19-21: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Violence against Women
Jo Ann Hackett
14. Zechariah's Gendered Visions: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Reconciliation
Ingrid E. Lilly
15. Path and Possession in Proverbs 1-9: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Flourishing
Christine Roy Yoder
16. Counterimagination in Isaiah 65 and Daniel 12: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Hope
Amy C. Merrill Willis
Jacqueline E. Lapsley and Patricia K. Tull
2. Jobs and Benefits in Genesis 1 and 2: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Creation
Patricia K. Tull
3. Women's Doings in Ruth: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Providence
Eunny P. Lee
4. Job and the Hidden Face of God: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Divine Judgment
Carleen Mandolfo
5. Embodiment in Isaiah 51-52 and Psalm 62: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Salvation
Katie M. Heffelfinger
6. Reading Psalm 146 in the Wild: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Praise
Jacqueline E. Lapsley
7. Woman Wisdom and Her Friends: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Justice
Anne W. Stewart
8. When Esther and Jezebel Write: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Authority
Cameron B. R. Howard
9. Miriam, Moses, and Aaron in Numbers 12 and 20: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Exclusion
Suzanne Boorer
10. Be Kind to Strangers, but Kill the Canaanites: A Feminist Biblical Theology of the Other
Julie Galambush
11. Rahab and Esther in Distress: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Moral Agency
Sarah J. Melcher
12. The Traumatized ""I"" in Psalm 102: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Suffering
Amy C. Cottrill
13. ""Missing Women"" in Judges 19-21: A Feminist Biblical Theology Concerning Violence against Women
Jo Ann Hackett
14. Zechariah's Gendered Visions: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Reconciliation
Ingrid E. Lilly
15. Path and Possession in Proverbs 1-9: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Flourishing
Christine Roy Yoder
16. Counterimagination in Isaiah 65 and Daniel 12: A Feminist Biblical Theology of Hope
Amy C. Merrill Willis