Queer Theory and the Prophetic Marriage Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible

Zusatztext 'The volume is tightly argued and well reasoned and the book is penned with humour...the book could be described - methodologically! ideologically! and stylistically - as roguish. And quite delightfully so.' --The Bible and Critical Theory'Stuart Macwilliam writes with charm and a high degree of epistemological and methodological awareness.' --Review of Biblical Literature Informationen zum Autor Stuart Macwilliam is a lecturer in the Department of Theology at the University of Exeter. He teaches Biblical Hebrew and New Testament Greek, and continues to develop his research interest in queer theory and the Hebrew Bible, working at present on such diverse topics as male beauty, Queen Athaliah and eunuchs. Klappentext The Hebrew Bible offers a metaphor of marriage that portrays men and women as complementary, each with their distinct and 'natural' roles Zusammenfassung The Hebrew Bible offers a metaphor of marriage that portrays men and women as complementary, each with their distinct and 'natural' roles Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Section I Methodological Foundations Chapter 1: Queer Theory Chapter 2: Feminist and Queer Biblical Encounters Section II Queer and Metaphor Chapter 3 A Queer Theory of Metaphor Chapter 4: Are the Israelites Male? Chapter 5: Queering Jeremiah Chapter 6: Queering Hosea Chapter 7: Queering Ezekiel, Part 1 Entr'Acte: An Orgy of the Ego: Reflections on the Methodology of Section III Section III Queer and Camp Chapter 8: The Methodological Possibility of Camp Chapter 9: Queering Ezekiel, Part 2 Chapter 10: Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Macwilliam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2014
• EAN: 9781845536732
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-673-2
• No. of pages: 263
• Series: BibleWorld
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Old Testaments, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics