Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives (Volume 2)

Volume 2 of Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives encompasses the latest research in feminist biblical scholarship. New angles of interpretation and fresh perspectives regarding often overlooked biblical women will be gained from the pages of this volume. This volume focuses on such women as Tamar, Deborah, Manoah's wife, Queen Vashti, and Job's wife. Attention is also given to socio-historical backgrounds lurking behind the biblical text (such as women in Greco-Roman education and syncretism in Ephesus), demonstrating how these backgrounds directly influenced the writings about women. Some emphasis on contemporary application is also stressed regarding problematic passages, such as 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. This multi-faceted approach to women in the Bible will prove to be invigorating, refreshing, and enlightening for all to read. Foreword ix William฀L.฀Lyons Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii About the Contributors xv Abbreviations xix 1 A Liberating Look at Tamar in Genesis 38 1 Nathan฀E.฀Rutenbeck 2 Who Is Interpreting the Text? A Feminist Jewish Hermeneutic of Deborah 10 Tammi฀J.฀Schneider 3 Manoah’s Wife: Gender Inversion in a Patriarchal Birth Narrative 24 Rob฀Fleenor 4 Defending Queen Vashti in Esther 1:10-12: What Her Attorney Might Say 35 Elizabeth฀A.฀McCabe 5 A Clever Twist to a Classic Tale: A Fresh Perspective on Job’s Wife in Job 2:9 52 Caitlin฀Norton 6 Hat or Hair in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 or Does It Matter? What Are Christian Women to Do? 66 William฀R.฀Baker 7 Women in Greco-Roman Education and Its Implications for 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 80 James฀Riley฀Estep,฀Jr. 8 Prayer and Syncretism in 1 Timothy 94 Frank฀Ritchel฀Ames฀and฀J.฀David฀Miller This book encompasses the latest research in feminist biblical scholarship. New angles of interpretation and fresh perspectives regarding often overlooked biblical women will be gained from the pages of this volume, which focuses on such women as Tamar, Deborah, Manoah's wife, Queen Vashti, and Job's wife.