Whispering the Word: Hearing Women's Stories in the Old Testament

by Jacqueline E. Lapsley

Book Overview

Many Christian feminists wonder if they can simultaneously maintain their commitment to principles of gender equality and their faith in the Scriptures, particularly the Old Testament. Writing in response to feminist biblical scholars who approach the Old Testament with a hermeneutic of suspicion, Jacqueline Lapsley offers Christian feminists strategies to hear the subtle ideas and voices of the less powerful within the Old Testament texts. Reading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664224350
• ISBN13: 9780664224356
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"