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OverviewThe turbulent Second Temple period produced searching biblical texts whose protagonists, unlike heroes like Noah, Abraham, and Moses, were more everyday figures who expressed their moral uncertainties more vocally. Reflecting on a new type of Jewish moral agent, these tales depict men who are feminized, and women who are masculinized. In this volume, Lawrence M. Wills offers a deep interrogation of these stories, uncovering the psychological aspects of Jewish identity, moral life, and decisions that they explore. Often written as novellas, the stories investigate emotions, psychological interiorizing, the self, agency, and character. Recent insights from gender and postcolonial theory inform Wills' study, as he shows how one can study and compare modern and ancient gender constructs. Wills also reconstructs the social fabric of the Second Temple period and demonstrates how a focus on emotions, the self, and moral psychology, often associated with both ancient Greek and modern literature, are present in biblical texts, albeit in a subtle, unassuming manner. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lawrence M. Wills (Boston University School of Theology)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009487160ISBN 10: 1009487167 Pages: 173 Publication Date: 31 January 2025 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available, will be POD  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Hebrew Bible background of the Feminized and Masculinized Protagonist; 2. A Feminized Ezra and a Masculinized Nehemiah; 3. The Daniel Tradition and Susanna; 4. Esther, Judith and Achior, and the Women of rewritten Scripture; 5. The Feminized Protagonist in wisdom of Solomon and the Gospel of Mark; Conclusion and three post-second temple examples: Shepherd of Hermas, Testament of Joseph, and Joseph and Aseneth; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationLawrence M. Wills is adjunct instructor of religious studies and theology at Stonehill College. He is the author of The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World (1995), which was named Choice Outstanding Academic Book and Introduction to the Apocrypha (2021) which was a finalist for the American Association of Publishers' PROSE awards. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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