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Trible, Phyllis

God and the rhetoric of sexuality / Phyllis Trible - xvii, 206 pages ; 22 cm - Overtures to biblical theology ; [2] . - Overtures to biblical theology ; 2 .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1: Clues in a text -- The Hermenuetical clue -- The Methodological clue -- The Topical clue -- Pt. 2: Journey of a metaphor -- By way of a story -- From the wombs of women -- To the compassion of God -- By way of denial -- Pt. 3: Passages along the way -- Points of departure -- Along the way -- A return to the beginning -- Pt. 4: A Love story gone awry -- Eros created -- Eros contaminated -- Eros condemned -- Pt. 5: Love's lyric redeemed -- Reading the musical score -- Exploring variations on a theme -- Completing the song -- Pt. 6: A Human comedy : Death abounding -- This day our daily bread -- Salvation by courage alone -- All's well that ends well -- The afterwords

ISBN: 0800604644 9780800604646

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible.--Old Testament--Hermeneutics

Subjects--Topical Terms:
God--Biblical teaching
Image of God--Biblical teaching
Sex--Biblical teaching
Feminism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BS1171.2 / .T74

Dewey Class. No.: 221.6