Searching the scriptures. Volume One: a feminist introduction; and Volume Two: a feminist commentary

Fiorenza, Elisabeth Schüsser, editor

ISBN 10: 0334025567 / ISBN 13: 9780334025566

Published by London: SCM Press, 1994

About this Item

Fiorenza, Elisabeth Schüsser, editor. Searching the scriptures. Volume One: a feminist introduction; and Volume Two: a feminist commentary. London: SCM Press, 1994. Two paperbacks, VG. Light shelfwear to cover corners. Bindings strong. Small ownership signature to ffeps. xiii, 397 ; x, 894pp., contents clean and bright. Recognized as a landmark in biblical literature, this paperback volume is the work of women scholars from around the world under the leadership of Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza. They look at the scriptures with "different eyes," and offer knowledge and insight that are timely as well as timeless. "In Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, feminist biblical scholars now have a dynamic and erudite leader. Highly recommended" (Library Journal). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Searching the scriptures. Volume One: a feminist introduction; and Volume Two: a feminist commentary
• Publisher: London: SCM Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0334025567
• ISBN 13: 9780334025566
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion and spirituality
  • Gender studies

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Synopsis

"Why another book on the Psalms? Surely there are enough already. What is the justification for yet one more, and by someone who first found the Psalms almost boringly the same?" "Jonathan Magonet has a ready answer. After teaching the Psalms for twenty years he has found that within the vast literature about them there is very little that introduces the kinds of interpretations made by the rabbis, whether ancient, mediaeval or modern. Moreover, there are very few books which provide a 'user-friendly' introduction to how one actually sets about working with the Hebrew text or gives access to the richness and complexity of the language of the Psalms to the non-Hebrew reader." It was his first close acquaintance with the Hebrew text, in preparing some translations of the Psalms for publication, which transformed Jonathan Magonet's view of them and helped him to discover their richness. So this book aims to share with the reader the special world that was opened up to him in this way. It provides an introduction to the nature of biblical poetry, a guide to some of the poetic structures that recur in the Psalms, and studies a number of Psalms as a way of illustrating these aspects - and for the fun of exploring the individual dynamic and meaning.

About the Author

Jonathan Magonet is Principal of Leo Baeck College, London.