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1st ed |
| Descript |
285 p. ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Oxford theological monographs |
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Oxford theological monographs
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| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Contents: 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 Hebrew Bible -- 12. Conclusions: comedy, the Hebrew Bible, and feminist interpretation |
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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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Wit and humor in the Bible
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Women in the Bible
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Bible and feminism
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Bible. O.T. -- Feminist criticism
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