Prophets and Daniel : a feminist companion to the Bible (second series) / / edited by Athalya Brenner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789681503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• ISBN: 1-283-19394-9; 9786613193940; 0-567-18470-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Collana: The feminist companion to the Bible (second series) ; ; 8
• Disciplina: 224.06
• Soggetti: Prophets - Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; I: PROPHECY; II: DANIEL; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This final volume in the Feminist Companion to the Bible Second series is a sparkling collection. These essays revisit the figure of the Goddess, redefine female prophet-(esse)s, consider Yahweh as a violent husband, explore various aspects or eroticism in prophetic literature and discuss how to say no to a prophet. In the section on Daniel the Obtuse Foreign Ruler is viewed from the perspective of both feminism and humor, while Belshazzar's mother is proposed as another wise queen. Contributors include Judith Hadley, Esther Fuchs, Renate Jost, Rainer Kessler, Gerlinde Baumann, Mary Shields, E