The kindness of God : metaphor, gender, and religious language /
Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? Janet Martin Soskice opens up the Bible's imagery for sex, gender, and kingship, by discussing its place in the central teachings of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? Janet Martin Soskice opens up the Bible's imagery for sex, gender, and kingship, by discussing its place in the central teachings of Christian theology. - ;Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? If Christ is 'the second Adam' and the one on whom all Christian life must be patterned, then what about Eve? This book. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 203 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191544330 0191544337 019826951X 9780198269519 9781435633582 143563358X 1281341789 9781281341785 9780191683657 0191683655 9780198269502 0198269501 9786611341787 6611341781 |