Feminist Criticism of the Old Testament
Why Bother
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14948566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah W Rooke (0000-0002-0091-8714, King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160-174 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-7350 • E-ISSN: 1745-5189 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0966735007072023 |
| OpenAlex | W2140399247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Despite the apparent contemporary irrelevance of the Old Testament, the Adam and Eve narrative in Genesis 2–3 is a deeply engrained element within Western cultural mythology. As such it virtually demands a feminist critique, because its common interpretation as a narrative demonstrating women's inferiority and legitimizing their subordination has a mutually reinforcing relationship with the patriarchal world-view that still pervades much of Western culture. A feminist reading of Genesis 2–3 highlights the difficulties with the traditional subordinationist reading, and suggests other possibilities for interpretation that relativize the absolutism of patriarchal authority claims, thereby making it possible to envisage, and work towards, a different world-order
Absolute monarchy · Aesthetics · Art · Criticism · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · New Testament · Old Testament · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Development, Ethics, and Society · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |