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Subject(s)

• Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc—History—21st century [Browse]
• Bible—Gay interpretations [Browse]

Related name

• Hornsby, Teresa J., 1959- [Browse]
• Stone, Ken (Kenneth A.), 1962- [Browse]

Series

• Semeia studies ; no. 67. [More in this series]
• Society of Biblical Literature : Semeia studies ; no. 67

Summary note

"The essays in Bible Trouble all engage queer theories for purposes of biblical interpretation, a rare effort to date within biblical scholarship. The title phrase 'Bible Trouble' plays on Judith Butler's 'Gender Trouble', gesturing toward a primary text for contemporary queer theory. The essays consider, among others, the Lazarus story, the Ethiopian eunuch, 'gender trouble' in Judges 4 and 5, the Song of Songs, and an unorthodox coupling of the books of Samuel and the film Paris Is Burning. This volume 'troubles' not only the boundaries between biblical scholarship and queer theory but also the boundaries between different frameworks currently used in the analysis of biblical literature, including sexuality, gender, race, class, history, and literature. The contributors are Ellen T. Armour, Michael Joseph Brown, Sean D. Burke, Heidi Epstein, Deryn Guest, Jione Havea, Teresa J. Hornsby, Lynn R. Huber, S. Tamar Kamionkowski, Joseph A. Marchal, Jeremy Punt, Erin Runions, Ken Stone, Gillian Townsley, Jay Twomey, and Manuel Villalobos"--Back cover.

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Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

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ISBN

• 9781589835535 ((electronic bk.))
• 1589835530 ((electronic bk.))
• 1589835522 ((paper binding ; : alk. paper))
• 9781589835528 ((paper binding ; : alk. paper))

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