The shining garment of the text : gendered readings of John's prologue - Jasper, Alison E. (Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, 1998)
Taking the prologue of John's Gospel as a case-study in feminist biblical criticism, the author engages with a persistent view that the biblical text is seriously compromised by its association with patriarchal values. Close analysis of five interpretations by Augustine, Hildegard von Bingen, Martin Luther, Adrienne von Speyr and Rudolf Bultmann shows how, unavoidably, interpretation clothes the biblical text with the varied and dazzling patterns of the patriarchal reading context. But in a second turn, drawing on the techniques of both structuralist criticism and deconstruction, and offering three further inventive readings of this powerful passage, Jasper reflects woman and the feminine in the shining garment of her own contextualized reading.
Introduction : Reading the Christian scriptures as a woman-centred critic -- Having his cake and eating it : the symbolism of gender in Augustine's Tractates on the prologue of John's gospel -- Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 : visionary reflections on the prologue -- Riddles for feminist readers : Martin Luther's sermons on the prologue, 1537 -- Demythologizing (the feminine) within Rudolf Bultmann's commentary on the prologue (John 1.1-18) -- A second glance at Adrienne von Speyr -- Which came first : word or the words? Towards a feminist transformation -- Flesh insights on the prologue of John's gospel -- In the beginning was love -- Conclusion : Wrestling with the angel.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-254) and indexes.
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Keywords: Bible. -- Feminist criticism; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History; Augustin, -- saint, évêque d'Hippone.; Hildegarde, -- sainte, -- 1098-1179.; Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546 -- Et le Prologue de saint Jean; Bultmann, Rudolf Karl, -- 1884-1976.; Speyr, Adrienne von; Criticism, interpretation, etc