Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible

Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible
ISBN-10
184127237X
ISBN-13
9781841272375
Category
Religion
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2001-01-01
Publisher
A&C Black
Author
Ken Stone

Description

Essays exploring and explaining how 'queer' reading makes a difference to biblical exegesis. As with feminism, theoretical questions arise such as whether such readings are characterized by certain questions or can only legitimately be done by gay or lesbian readers. The contributors are drawn from a range of backgrounds and a variety of interests--Jewish, Christian, agnostic, male, female, heterosexual, gay and lesbian--and mostly concentrate on individual passages and books. But the volume also contains some theoretical reflections, and it ends with three +critical responses' from scholars with interdisciplinary interests on the place of queer read-ing of the Bible in broader contexts. A book for anyone interested in contemporary issues of bible interpretation or in queer theory generally.

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