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Author:

Jacobs, Mignon R.

Title:

Gender, power, and persuasion : the Genesis narratives and contemporary portraits / Mignon R. Jacobs.

Publisher:

Baker Academic,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Bible.--Genesis--Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sex role--Biblical teaching.
Man-woman relationships--Biblical teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-255) and indexes.

Contents:

Divine and human dynamics in Genesis 2-3 -- Setting the stage : God and human (Genesis 2) -- The ultimate test : created versus creator (Genesis 3) -- Human to human - the conceptual triad in the Genesis narratives -- Persuasive appeal : Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 12 and 20) -- To persuade and to deceive : Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 27-28) -- A semblance of power : Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16 and 21) -- Quest for power in the family domain : Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-30) -- Unleashed power through disguised identity : Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38) -- Excursus : aspects of the law in the Genesis narratives -- Female-male dynamics in contemporary contexts -- Gender and power differentials -- Persuasion in functional and relational domains.

ISBN:

0801027063 (pbk.)
9780801027062 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2007004995

Locations:

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)