In this book, Hye Kyung Park examines the functions and roles of the women who appear in the Elijah and Elisha narratives. The named and unnamed female characters in the Elijah and Elisha cycles frequently drive the plot of these narratives, giving a voice to important theologic…
"This book studies how, by what means and to what extent human love, desire and sex, and possibly even 'sexuality', are gendered in the Hebrew Bible. Following a classification and gendering of the linguistic and semantic data, the investigation looks into the construction of ma…
"This book provides a critical analysis of womanhood in the major cultures that formed the backdrop for the emergence of Christianity. The author connects the subordination of women with slavery and other forms of social and political dominance and demonstrates their influence o…
"This book provides a critical analysis of womanhood in the major cultures that formed the backdrop for the emergence of Christianity. The author connects the subordination of women with slavery and other forms of social and political dominance and demonstrates their influence o…
