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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Escaping Eden brings together feminist biblical scholars to explore how aspects of social location such as gender, ethnicity, class, and religious background affect biblical interpretation. The volume combines feminist reading strategies with sustained methodological inquiry. Writing in a range of modes including historical and literary criticism, cultural studies, satirical fiction, and the personal essay, the contributors challenge the presumed objectivity of conventional biblical scholarship. Interrogating biblical authority, que(e)rying Jeremiah, exploring translation as a feminist act, and reclaiming texts as diverse as Genesis, Luke, and Philippians, Escaping Eden expands the usual boundaries of biblical academic discourse. Features Summary Combining feminist reading strategies with sustained methodological enquiry, this volume presents an exploration by feminist biblical scholars of how aspects of social location such as gender... Author Harold C Washington (Editor), Susan Lochrie Graham (Editor), Pamela Thimmes (Editor) Publisher New York University Press Release date 19990301 Pages 296 ISBN 0-8147-9352-5 ISBN 13 978-0-8147-9352-7