Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament) [Paperback]

Ken Stone (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament | Publication Date: April 1, 2002

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.>

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About the Author

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). > --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Pilgrim Press (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0829814477
• ISBN-13: 978-0829814477
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,725,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A nice effort but not really very helpful, April 14, 2009

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This review is from: Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) (Hardcover)

I needed some source material for a college essay on homosexuality and the Bible (I wanted to find a pro or at least a neutral position). Alas, this group of essays misses the mark. A nice start in at least attempting the research and analysis, but I didn't think it was an honest or anyway, informed, analysis. The writers seem to have tunnel vision and can't see the bigger picture of the Biblical theme as a whole, so they pick at it in pieces attempting to force the issue. In the long run, it isn't convincing. You can get some good placement of "postmodern" rhetoric, though, Judith Butler in particular, and weirdly enough, Sadism.