Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible: No. 334 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Kenneth Stone

ISBN 10: 184127237X / ISBN 13: 9781841272375

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible: No. 334 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184127237X
• ISBN 13: 9781841272375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Essays exploring and explaining how 'queer' reading makes a difference to biblical exegesis. As with feminism, theoretical questions arise such as whether such readings are characterized by certain questions or can only legitimately be done by gay or lesbian readers. The contributors are drawn from a range of backgrounds and a variety of interests--Jewish, Christian, agnostic, male, female, heterosexual, gay and lesbian--and mostly concentrate on individual passages and books. But the volume also contains some theoretical reflections, and it ends with three +critical responses' from scholars with interdisciplinary interests on the place of queer read-ing of the Bible in broader contexts. A book for anyone interested in contemporary issues of bible interpretation or in queer theory generally.

About the Authors

Ken Stone is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois. A Lambda Literary Award winner, he is author of Sex, Honor and Power in the Deuteronomistic History (Sheffield) and editor of Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible (Sheffield/Pilgrim).

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.