03174nam 2200661Ia 450 991078249460332120230421044247.01-281-81411-397866118141130-567-65182-7(CKB)1000000000554809(EBL)436723(OCoLC)280754288(SSID)ssj0000161276(PQKBManifestationID)11159440(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161276(PQKBWorkID)10191007(PQKB)11348891(MiAaPQ)EBC436723(Au-PeEL)EBL436723(CaPaEBR)ebr10250731(CaONFJC)MIL181411(OCoLC)893334316(EXLCZ)99100000000055480919961230d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGendering wisdom the host[electronic resource] biblical invitations to eat and drink /Judith E. McKinlaySheffield, Eng. Sheffield Academic Pressc19961 online resource (287 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;216Gender, culture, theory ;4Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-602-3 1-85075-776-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 IN SEARCH OF ANCESTRY; Chapter 2 PROVERBS 9.1-6, 13-18; Chapter 3 PROVERBS 9.7-12 AND OTHER WISDOM POEMS; Chapter 4 FOLLY IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER WOMEN; Chapter 5 WOMEN IN PROVERBS; Chapter 6 THE WISDOM OF BEN SIRA; Chapter 7 WOMEN IN BEN SIRA; Chapter 8 ON THE QUEST OF THE FEMININE IN JOHN 4; Chapter 9 WOMEN IN JOHN'S GOSPEL; Chapter 10 SOME IMPLICATIONS; Select Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis work looks at the intertextual relationships of the invitations to eat and drink in Proverbs, Ben Sira and John 4. If the first two invitations are offered by a female Wisdom/Sophia, what are the gender implications when the hostess becomes a host in John 4? The study poses the possibility of an ongoing convergence strategy, which may have begun when Israelite sages adapted for a Yahwistic context language and imagery earlier associated with female deities. In a subtle move, McKinlay draws upon contemporary reader resistance in order to counter such ideological moves by the scribes, whoseJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;216.Gender, culture, theory ;4.Sex roleBiblical teachingSacred mealsBiblical teachingWomen in the BibleSex roleBiblical teaching.Sacred mealsBiblical teaching.Women in the Bible.220.830542McKinlay Judith E1525636MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782494603321Gendering wisdom the host3767151UNINA