Terry Giles

The Story of Naomi-The Book of Ruth

From Gender to Politics

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The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story told with a very different purpose in mind. Before Ruth, there was the Story of Naomi, a subversive story designed to challenge a male-dominated status quo. Through comedy, sarcastic irony, and unparalleled rhetorical skill the Naomi storyteller holds up for inspection social gender roles and the power of sexuality in a manner that resonates yet t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Doan, William J.

ISBN: 978-1-4982-0619-8
EAN: 9781498206198
Produktnummer: 30240143
Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 218 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'421 KB
Reihenbandnummer: 13

Über den Autor

Terry Giles is Professor of Theology at Gannon University and the author or coauthor of nine books, including two with William Doan: Prophets, Performance, and Power (2005) and Twice Used Songs (2009).