Abstract
The article explores several reasons feminists should read the Bible. The author mentions how contemporary feminists view the Bible as a book that evokes a backward thinking, a patriarchally defined body of literary work that has been used historically to maintain and perpetuate the oppression of women. They consider the bible as something of a demonic manuscript that outlines the evils of patriarchy. Despite these conceptions, there has been a growth in the number of feminists wanting to read, research and write about biblical texts in the 1990s.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4-13 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Hecate: an interdisciplinary journal of women's liberation |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2007 |