Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
"Thompson's book is a fascinating window onto the riches of premodern commentaries, and it is a salutary reminder that worthwhile exegetical insight is by no means confined to-or only to be elicited by-the practitioners of modern-era techniques."-- The Journal of Theological Studies
"Thompson supplies a constructive paradigm for engaging the past in order to recover its impact on the present."-- Reviews in Religion and Theology
"Thompson's organization is clear, his information is accessible, and his argument is straightforward and convincing....a solid and valuable contribution to contemporary feminist scholarship."--The Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"Thompson supplies a constructive paradigm for engaging the past in order to recover its impact on the present."-- Theological Studies
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-271) and indexes.
Table of Contents
Hagar: Abraham's wife and exile -- Jephthah's daughter and sacrifice -- Four expendable women.