Comedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible [electronic resource] : a subversive collaboration / by Melissa Jackson.

Author
Jackson, Melissa A. (Melissa Anne), 1971- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (296 p.)

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Series
Oxford theological monographs. [More in this series]
Summary note
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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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 24, 2012).
Language note
English
Contents
  • Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 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 the Hebrew Bible; 12. Conclusions: Comedy, the Hebrew Bible, and Feminist Interpretation; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S
  • TV; W; Y; Z
ISBN
  • 1-283-59746-2
  • 9786613909916
  • 0-19-163076-4
OCLC
922971230
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