Scribal Innovation, Education, and the Female Body in Ezekiel and Proverbs
Literary depictions of the sexually strange, dangerous, and adulterous woman in Prov 1-9 and the prophet books are innovative, creative, and disturbing. There are no easy parallels to such imagery in biblical or Near Eastern texts. Focusing specifically on Prov 1-9 and the book of Ezekiel, this arti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of feminist studies in religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ezekiel
/ Proverbs
/ Woman
/ Sexuality
/ Body
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Literary depictions of the sexually strange, dangerous, and adulterous woman in Prov 1-9 and the prophet books are innovative, creative, and disturbing. There are no easy parallels to such imagery in biblical or Near Eastern texts. Focusing specifically on Prov 1-9 and the book of Ezekiel, this article explores comparisons between the motif of the adulterous woman in these books as potentially reflective of a scribal movement of ideas between Proverbs and the prophets. I propose that the aim of this patriarchal view of female sexuality is to educate young scribes, and other men indirectly, by transforming the male gaze on the female body into a pedagogical tool. Analyzing the metaphor and its potential contexts, the author's goal is to invite readers into a deeper engagement with the texts and critique such metaphors in contemporary settings. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-3913 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of feminist studies in religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2979/jfemistudreli.35.1.04 |
