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100 1 $aJackson, Melissa A.$q(Melissa Anne),$d1971-
245 10 $aComedy and feminist interpretation of the Hebrew Bible :$ba subversive collaboration /$cMelissa A. Jackson.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aOxford :$bOxford University Press,$cc2012.
300 $a285 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aOxford theological monographs
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $a1. An introduction to comedy -- 2. Trickster matriarchs: Lot's daughters, Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Tamar -- 3. Five women of Moses' infancy: Shiphrah and Puah, Moses' mother and sister, Pharaoh's daughter -- 4. Rahab -- 5. Deborah and Jael -- 6. Delilah -- 7. David's wives: Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba -- 8. Jezebel -- 9. Ruth -- 10. Esther -- 11. Conclusions: comedy and Hebrew Bible -- 12. Conclusions: comedy, the Hebrew Bible, and feminist interpretation.
520 $aExploring the Hebrew Bible for evidence of comedy, this volume further asks how reading the Hebrew Bible through a comic 'lens' might positively inform feminist interpretation. The exploration is conducted with a number of Hebrew Bible narratives, all of which prominently involve female characters.
650 0 $aWit and humor in the Bible.
650 0 $aWomen in the Bible.
650 0 $aBible and feminism.
630 00 $aBible.$pOld Testament$xFeminist criticism.
830 0 $aOxford theological monographs.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2012491365-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2012491365-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1403/2012491365-t.html