The Shining Garment of the Text: Gendered Readings of John's Prologue: No. 165 (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement S.) - Hardcover

Jasper, Alison E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185075893X ISBN 13: 9781850758938

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie, 1998

Synopsis

Taking the prologue of John's Gospel as a case-study in feminist biblical criticism, the author engages with a persistent view that the biblical text is seriously compromised by its association with patriarchal values. Close analysis of five interpretations by Augustine, Hildegard von Bingen, Martin Luther, Adrienne von Speyr and Rudolf Bultmann shows how, unavoidably, interpretation clothes the biblical text with the varied and dazzling patterns of the patriarchal reading context. But in a second turn, drawing on the techniques of both structuralist criticism and deconstruction, and offering three further inventive readings of this powerful passage, Jasper reflects woman and the feminine in the shining garment of her own contextualized reading.

About this title

Synopsis

This is a study of biblical reading from a woman-centred perspective. Its specific focus is the prologue of John's Gospal and its interpretation in Christian tradition. In this book, Jasper takes the prologue of John's Gospal as a case-study in feminist biblical analysis.

About the Author

Alison Jasper is a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185075893X
• ISBN 13: 9781850758938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260