| Description |
vii, 216 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part One -- 1. Cosmic and human interdependence -- creation stories -- salvific wood, conservation, and destructive water -- re-creation -- covenant -- thirsty camels, watering sheep, and brides -- concern for the weak -- reconciliation -- sleek cows, gaunt cows -- sharing resources and preserving life -- provision for all -- blessings -- neighborliness -- 2. Use, not abuse -- an ark for protection -- animals for food -- bread, clothing, and water -- trees -- able, God-fearing men to judge the people -- 3. The land: a promised treasure -- sacred land between Bethel and Ai -- sacred land at Mamre -- covenanted land -- inherited land -- of mild and honey -- filled with abundance -- Sabbath for the land -- the extent of the land -- distributing the land -- Part Two -- 4. Sin: the legitimation of patriarchy -- judgment -- genealogies -- my wife/my sister -- rape -- rivalries between females -- a levirate marriage -- a jealous husband -- 5. Sin: the legitimation of hierarchy -- sibling rivalry -- war -- economics, competitions, and greed -- slavery -- water pollution -- ecological imbalance -- Part Three -- 6. Liberation -- courageous midwives -- a burning bush, a sacred mountain -- liberating water -- manna a quail -- retrunign to family and property -- returning to God -- 7. Belonging: covenantal relationship -- circumcision -- covenant: remembrance, reading, renewal -- an obedient kingdom of priests -- the Sabbath -- forgiveness and reconciliation -- for the future also -- 8. Reciprocity -- loving -- making and being holy -- doing justice -- showing reverence for God -- showing reverence for others -- showing reverence for all life and all things. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and indexes. |
| Subject |
Bible. Pentateuch -- Feminist criticism.
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Liberation theology.
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| ISBN |
0800628721 paperback alkaline paper |
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