Luke, Volume A |
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Author:
| Reid, Barbara E. Matthews, Shelly |
Editor:
| Reid, Barbara E. |
Volume Editor:
| Levine, Amy-Jill |
Series title: | Wisdom Commentary Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8146-8167-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2021 |
Publisher: | Liturgical Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Because there are more women in the Gospel of Luke than in any other gospel, feminists have given it much attention. In this commentary, Shelly Matthews and Barbara Reid show that feminist analysis demands much more than counting the number of female characters. Feminist biblical interpretation examines how the female characters function in the narrative and also scrutinizes the workings of power with respect to empire, to anti-Judaism, and to other forms of othering. Matthews and...
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Because there are more women in the Gospel of Luke than in any other gospel, feminists have given it much attention. In this commentary, Shelly Matthews and Barbara Reid show that feminist analysis demands much more than counting the number of female characters. Feminist biblical interpretation examines how the female characters function in the narrative and also scrutinizes the workings of power with respect to empire, to anti-Judaism, and to other forms of othering. Matthews and Reid draw attention to the ambiguities of the text-both the liberative possibilities and the ways that Luke upholds the patriarchal status quo-and guide readers to empowering reading strategies.