Wisdom and Psalms. (1998)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Athalya Brenner and Carole R. Fontaine.
• Other Names: Brenner, Athalya; Fontaine, Carole R
• Contents: Pt. I. In general -- Wisdom and creation / Roland E. Murphy -- pt. II. Wisdom literature -- A figure with many facets : the literary and theological functions of personified wisdom in Proverbs 1-9 / Gerlinde Baumann -- The gender and motives of the wisdom teacher in Proverbs 7 / Alice Ogden Bellis -- Conflicting attractions : parental wisdom and the 'strange woman' in Proverbs 1-9 / Christl Maier -- Qoheleth the 'old boy' and Qoheleth the 'new man' : misogynism, the womb and a paradox in Ecclesiastes / Eric S. Christianson -- 'Many devices' (Qoheleth 7.23-8.1) : Qoheleth, misogyny and the Malleus maleficarum / Carole R. Fontaine -- Wisdom literature among the witchmongers / Brian B. Noonan -- What about Job? Questioning the book of 'the righteous sufferer' / Christl Meier and Silvia Schroer -- Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly at Qumran / Sidnie White Crawford -- Aseneth as wisdom / Ross S. Kraemer -- Part III. Feminists read the Psalms -- 'O God, hear my prayer' : Psalm 55 and violence against women / Ulrike Bail -- 'Under the shadow of your wings' : the metaphor of God's wings in the Psalms, Exodus 19.4, Deuteronomy 32.11 and Malachi 3.20, as seen through the perspectives of feminism and the history of religion / Silvia Schroer -- Hearing the cries unspoken : an intertextual-feminist reading of Psalm 109 / Beth LaNeel Tanner.
• Publisher Details: Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (332 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 223/.06/082; Bible and feminism; Feminist theology; Women in the Bible; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Wisdom Literature; Feministische Theologie; Weisheitsliteratur; Exegese; Feminist criticism; Oude Testament; Wijsheidsliteratuur; Feministische theologie; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441138071; 1441138072
• Related ISBNs: 1850759170; 9781850759171
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-320) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.