The Women's Bible Commentary - expanded (Paperback)

by Carol A. Newsom (Editor), Sharon H. Ringe (Editor) "What on earth does the Bible mean?..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
The past two decades have seen the growth of feminist biblical studies into a significant force within biblical scholarship. This landmark work brings the fruits of these labors together into a single fascinating collection. Like previous single-volume commentaries, this provides introduction and comments on each book of the Protestant Bible (with a brief treatment of the apocryphal writings). Unlike the others, however, this work is not a traditional commentary, which entails explaining the whole of each biblical book. Rather, the writers focus on "portions . . . that deal explicitly with female characters and symbols . . . and sections that bear upon the condition of women generally." Although the contributors share this goal, they take different paths. In addition to the commentary itself, there are helpful essays on feminist hermeneutics and daily life in biblical times. This commentary will raise eyebrows, and it will raise consciousness as well. It will not be well received in all quarters, but it is essential for those who are seriously interested in biblical and feminist studies. Recommended for seminary, university, and public libraries.
- Craig W. Beard, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
"No one will go away from the volume with her or his old assumptions about biblical texts intact...The challenge and pleasure of this work is its tendency to upset expections about familiar books". Theology Today. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; Expanded edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 066425781X
• ISBN-13: 978-0664257811
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fair, honest, insightful, and sound biblical scholarship., February 17, 1999

By A Customer

Contrary to what some may believe from the title, the Women's Bible Commentary does not show favoritism. It simply addresses individual needs/issues and/or individual audiences -- and it does so in a manner that is at least as fair, honest, and genuinely scholarly as most other one-volume Bible commentaries. Of hundreds of Bible commentaries that we have in the BibleTexts Online Commentary library, not one is so absolutely exhaustive that it includes everything that all of the other commentaries have. Each commentary includes material that its editors consider to be most important within the commentary's intended own scope and within their own editorial perspective -- whether that commentary is a one volume commentary of the entire Bible, a multi-volume commentary of a single book of the Bible, or a multi-volume commentary of the entire Bible. The Women's Bible Commentary not only includes much of the same basic information found in other high quality one-volume commentaries, but it also provides valid information and valuable insights that are not found in other commentaries. It is an excellent biblical commentary worthy of inclusion in any Bible student's library.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fair, honest, insightful, and sound biblical scholarship., February 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Women's Bible Commentary (Hardcover)

Contrary to what some may believe from the title, the Women's Bible Commentary does not show favoritism. It simply addresses individual needs/issues and/or individual audiences -- and it does so in a manner that is at least as fair, honest, and genuinely scholarly as most other one-volume Bible commentaries. Of hundreds of Bible commentaries that we have in the BibleTexts Online Commentary library, not one is so absolutely exhaustive that it includes everything that all of the other commentaries have. Each commentary includes material that its editors consider to be most important within the commentary's intended own scope and within their own editorial perspective -- whether that commentary is a one volume commentary of the entire Bible, a multi-volume commentary of a single book of the Bible, or a multi-volume commentary of the entire Bible. The Women's Bible Commentary not only includes much of the same basic information found in other high quality one-volume commentaries, but it also provides valid information and valuable insights that are not found in other commentaries. It is an excellent biblical commentary worthy of inclusion in any Bible student's library.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing to read commentary from women's viewpoint., February 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Women's Bible Commentary (Hardcover)

Since most commentaries are written by men, it was a pleasure to read women's views. This has been needed for a long time. The book was written for a laywoman to understand and to learn from.