Feminist Companion to the Latter Prophets

Author: Brenner-Idan, Athalya

Brand: T&T Clark

Number Of Pages: 384

EAN: 9780567040305

Release Date: 07-12-2004

Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Part Number: 9780567040305

Details: The authoritative status of 'Prophecy' in the Bible poses a challenge to the feminist readers. This challenge is sharpened by the widespread symbolism in prophetic discourse of woman, wife, mother, harlot and the use of what the volume call 'pornoprophetics'. In this collection it is the book of Hosea that attracts special attention, but there are also articles on sexual violence and an introductory essay on prophecy itself as a literary phenomenon. This Feminist Companion offers a sharp confrontation between the voice of the prophetic male and the resistance of the feminist reader.