The power of equivocation : complex readers and readings of the Hebrew Bible /

The power of equivocation : complex readers and readings of the Hebrew Bible /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kalmanofsky, Amy, author.
Imprint:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	170 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Reading. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Biography. Bible. -- Old Testament. Women in the Bible. Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13075154

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ISBN:	9781506478715 1506478719
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	The Power of Equivocation reveals the complexity inherent in biblical narratives, particularly those featuring female characters, and models a way of reading that enables critical-religious interpreters to straddle their dual identities and loyalties and read the Bible critically, generously, and honestly.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Equivocal Readings of the Hebrew Bible: An Introduction from an Equivocal Reader
1. Potiphar's Wife and Joseph
2. Hannah
3. Saul, Samuel, Hannah, and the Woman from En-dor
4. Esther and Mordecai
5. Tamar and Judah
6. Bathsheba, David, and Solomon
Unequivocal Conclusions from an Equivocal Reader
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index