Sacred Witness
Download or Read eBook Sacred Witness PDF written by Susanne Scholz and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Susanne Scholz |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2021-03-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781506482033 |
ISBN-13 | : 1506482031 |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sacred Witness by : Susanne Scholz
Book excerpt: In Sacred Witness, Susanne Scholz discusses the wide range of rape texts in biblical literaturesome that long have troubled readers, others that should have but didn't, such as texts of marital rape, for example, or metaphorical speech about God as rapist. Assuming the androcentric nature of these writings, Scholz asks how we may read these texts in order to find some redemptive meaning for women, children, and men who have been injured by sexual violence and by "cultures of rape." Sacred Witness provides illuminating reflection on some of the most troubling texts in the Hebrew Bible.