Rape Culture and the Bible - Scholars Reflect

Rape Culture and the Bible: Scholars Reflect offers readers the opportunity to hear from prominent and influential biblical scholars and scholar activists as they reflect on their work on sexual violence vis-a-vis the Bible. This book demonstrates how rape and rape culture in the Bible impact real lives across time and the globe.

List of contents

1. Genesis (Or: How This Book Came to Be): Premises, Terminology, and Methods of Inquiry 2. Centering Survivors: "The Work is Not Finished" 3. Origin Stories: Scholars Introduce Rape Culture, Survivor Voices, and Intersectionality 4. Sexual Abuse and Violence in the Hebrew Bible: Terminology, Masculinity, and Intersectionality, Reprised 5. Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, and Judeophobia in Text and Church 6. Final Reflections

About the author

Barbara Thiede is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Thiede, Barbara (University of North Carolina Thiede
• Assisted by: Barbara Thiede (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032683676
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268367-6
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / General, Christianity, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments