Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451469950 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amy Kalmanofsky is assistant professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and an ordained rabbi in the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. . She has authored Terror All Around: Horror, Monsters, and Theology in the Book of Jeremiah (2008) and a number of scholarly articles and is a contributor to The Torah: A Women's Commentary (2008)
Her groundbreaking work not only enables a fresh reading of the text, but also puts forward alternate understandings of the Israelite family and ultimately the divine-human relationship." Deborah Waxman Reconstructionist Rabbinical College . Through her perceptive analysis of nine texts dealing with ideal and dangerous sisters and sisterhoods, Kalmanofsky shows how these stories compare to other narratives about women and brothers, what these texts tell us about the Bible's gender ideology, and how they contribute to the Bible's 'grand narrative.' As a result, the book is an important addition to the field of biblical studies." Andrea L. Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible offers valuable new insights about these 'destabilizing figu
Eloquent and persuasive In Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible, Amy Kalmanofsky brings to light the previously overlooked role of sisters and sisterhoods in the Hebrew Bible. She identifies two paradigms of sisters and sisterhoods, the “ideal” and the “dangerous,” and illuminates their vital function in biblical narrative. As she convincingly argues, sisters and si. Accessible Style, Rich Insights toiletrybagpurchase Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible is ideal for a wide range of audiences because of its accessible style and rich insights. Sisters and sisterhoods are portrayed with a significant role in shaping biblical narratives and the larger biblical drama. Drawing on sources with a discerning eye, Amy Kalmanofsky challenges students, lay and religious leaders of different. "Dangerous pairs of women in Old Testament" according to BookWorm. Recommended in local paper by Reform Rabbi. It was a bit tedious for me to read, but, does explain Bible stories in the Old Testament.
Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bible's grand narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky observes. Kalmanofsky demonstrates that the particular role of sisters had important narrative effects, revealing previously underappreciated dynamics in Israelite society.. Sisters and sisterhood receive less attention in scholarship but, she argues, play an important role in narratives, revealing anxieties related to desire, agency, and solidarity among women playing out (and playing against) their roles in a patrilineal society. Most often, she shows, sisters are destabilizing figures in narratives about family crisis, where property, patrimony, and the resilience of communit