Writing the Wrongs: Women of the Old Testament among Biblical Commentators from Philo through the Reformation (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)

Phyllis Trible's Texts of Terror is a landmark among those studying women of the Bible. Focusing on stories of the maltreatment of women, Trible paved the way for subsequent feminist exegetes who have been very critical of such stories in the Bible, and who see Christianity as an unredeemably patriarchal religion. It is commonly said that these Old Testament stories of rape, murder, torture, and abandonment passed without comment until recent times. Here, Thompson traces and analyzes various Christian interpretations of these bible stories of women. In drawing attention to views other than Texts of Terror , Thompson speaks to Christians who are battling over how the Bible ought to be read today. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 12 Abbreviations 14 Introduction: Reading the Silences of Scripture 20 1 Hagar: Abraham's Wife and Exile 34 2 Jephthah's Daughter and Sacrifice 117 3 Four Expendable Women 196 Conclusion: Reading Scripture in the Presence of the Past 239 Bibliography 272 Index of Biblical Citations 290 Index of Biblical Commentators 292 A 292 B 292 C 292 D 293 E 293 F 293 G 293 H 293 I 293 J 293 K 293 L 293 M 293 N 293 O 293 P 293 Q 294 R 294 S 294 T 294 U 294 V 294 Z 294 Index of Modern Authors 296 A 296 B 296 C 296 D 296 E 296 F 296 G 297 H 297 I 297 J 297 K 297 L 297 M 297 N 297 O 297 P 297 Q 297 R 297 S 298 T 298 V 298 W 298 Y 298 Z 298 Subject Index 300 A 300 B 300 C 300 D 300 F 300 G 301 H 301 I 302 J 302 K 303 L 303 M 304 O 304 P 304 R 304 S 305 T 305 V 305 W 305 Writing The Wrongs Traces And Analyzes The Interpretation Of A Selection Of Old Testament Women - Including Hagar, Jephthah's Daughter, The Levite's Wife, And Lot's Daughters - From Philo And The Earliest Church Fathers Through The Reformation. By Bringing To Light A Host Of Neglected And Largely Inaccessible Writings And Commentaries, Thompson Not Only Shows How These Troubling Stories Have Been Seen In The Past, But Provides Important New Resources For Christians Who Are Battling Over How The Bible Ought To Be Read Today.--jacket. Hagar: Abraham's Wife And Exile -- Jephthah's Daughter And Sacrifice -- Four Expendable Women. John L. Thompson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-271) And Indexes. An exploration of the representation of women in the Bible and how interpreters have wrestled with the texts. It traces and analyzes the interpretation of the stories of Hagar, Jephthah's daughter, the Levite's wife, and Lot's daughters from the earliest Church Fathers through to the Reformation. The past three decades have seen huge growth in the study of women in the Bible. This book explores the representation of women in the Bible and how interpreters have wrestled with the texts. If the women of the Old Testament were "hidden in the shadows" in Calvin's day, few today would grant that they and their stories remain so shrouded.