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Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts Reflections on Paul, Women, and the Authority of Scripture

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ISBN-10: 0664259529

ISBN-13: 9780664259525

Edition: 2015

Authors: Frances Taylor Gench

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Pauline texts have often been used to silence, marginalize, and even abuse women in the church and society. In "Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts," Frances Taylor Gench provides sound ways for readers to critically think about these hard texts with current reason and wisdom as it relates to women. By providing the tools to tackle difficult texts, Gench guides readers in thinking about scriptural authority in insightful and even challenging ways." Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts" represents a significant shift in feminist biblical scholarship that focuses on questions of biblical interpretation and authority that emerge in connection with texts that have proved oppressive in the…    
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Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 5/18/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Gary B. Melton, PhD, is Director of the Institute for Families in Society, Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the University of South Carolina. John Petrila, JD, LLM, is Professor and Chair, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Florida Mental Health Institute, at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Norman G. Poythress, PhD, is Professor and Research Director, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Florida Mental Health Institute, at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Christopher Slobogin, JD, LLM, is Professor, Alumni Research Scholar, and Associate Dean of Law at the University of Florida…