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 | | The Book of Hiding: Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation and Esther (Biblical Limits) by Timothy K. Beal ISBN-10: 9780415167796 ISBN-10: 0-415-16779-5 ISBN-13: 9780415167796 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-16779-6 Hardcover 1997-12-11 Routledge Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description The Book of Hiding offers a fluent analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. Timothy K. Beal focuses particularly on the traditionally marginalized book of Esther, to examine closely the categories of self and other in relation to religion, sexism, nationalism, and the legacies and future possibilities of annihilation. The author applies the critical tools of contemporary theorists, such as Cixous, Irigaray and Lacan, challenging widely held assumptions about the moral and life-affirming message of Scripture and even about the presence of God in the book of Esther. | ||
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Professor Beal I have had the privilege of being one of Prof. Beal's students at Eckerd College. We used this book as one of our textbooks for a course on biblical literature. Beal is a true feminist and an excellent biblical interpreter. His findings in this book show that the gender issues and other prejudices that plague our modern day society have their roots thousands of years before us. By using the book of Esther as his main source, Beal shows that a biblical book is capable of holding just as much injustice as others hold justice. I would recommend this book to any feminist, or anyone interested in fighting prejudices of any kind. | ||
sophisticated biblical criticism Beal shows, in a sophisiticated and convincing way, that contemporary theories of gender and identity have there analogues in an ancient text. One will never read the book of Esther the same way again after reading this boook. | ||