Subverting Sexuality: Manly Women; Womanly Men in Judges 4–5

Judges chapters 4 and 5 feature first a narrative account, and then a poetic depiction of a 12th century bce battle and its aftermath. The conflict is between the forces of Israel and those of a Canaanite commander. In these chapters traditional sexual roles are overturned and subverted. Women are m...

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Authors: Zucker, David J. 1942- (Author) ; Reiss, Moshe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2015
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-37
Further subjects:B Role Reversal
B Deborah
B Sisera
B Judges
B Baraq
B Jael
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Summary:Judges chapters 4 and 5 feature first a narrative account, and then a poetic depiction of a 12th century bce battle and its aftermath. The conflict is between the forces of Israel and those of a Canaanite commander. In these chapters traditional sexual roles are overturned and subverted. Women are manly, and men are womanly. That these gender-based stereotypes are so clearly upended is integral to the message of the received text.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0146107914564823