I Will Love Unloved A Linguistic Analysis of Woman's Biblical Importance

by McKenzie, J. J.

• ISBN13: 9780819192295
• ISBN10: 0819192295
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-21
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book uses Hebrew, Greek, and English texts to show that there was once an inclusive and a feminist point of view within the Biblical text and that these points of view were subsequently obscured. McKenzie explains the dynamics of the feminine interaction between Goddess religions and the Hebrew and Christian religions. Contents: The Bible; Growth and Development of Concepts; Matriarchies/Patriarchies; ELoHIM; Her Story; God is Not Male (Num. 23:19); Your People, My People: Your ELoHIM, My ELoHIM; You Despised Me and Have Taken the Wife; Queen of Heaven; Prophetess, Women, and Queens; Baalath Ashtart and Wisdom, She; Susanna, Sara, and Sexual Mores; Hebrew Heroines; Into My Mother's House; I AM; ELoHIM Understands Her Way; Men, Are Not Women Mighty?; Wisdom, She; When in Doubt, Write Women Out; Generations Will Call Me Blessed; Daughter, Your Faith Has Healed You; In Her Memory; Vindicate Me from My Opponent; I Am the Light; Your Daughters Will Prophesy; You for Freedom Were Called; The Vision Lost; Wings of the Eagle; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Introduction: One More Round for the "Rib"	p. 1
I Will Love Unloved
The Bible	p. 5
Growth and Development of Concepts	p. 23
Matriarchies/Patriarchies	p. 35
ELoHIM	p. 49
Her Story	p. 69
God Is Not Male (Num. 23:19)	p. 87
Your People, My People; Your ELoHIM, My ELoHIM	p. 99
You Despised Me and Have Taken the Wife	p. 109
Queen of Heaven	p. 119
Prophetess, Women, and Queens	p. 145
Baalath Ashtart and Wisdom, She	p. 153
ELoHIM Understands Her Way
Susanna, Sara, and Sexual Mores	p. 173
Hebrew Heroines	p. 183
Into My Mother's House	p. 195
I Am	p. 213
ELoHIM Understands Her Way	p. 223
Men, Are Not Women Mighty?	p. 231
Wisdom, She	p. 239
When in Doubt, Write Women Out	p. 253
The Dove Descends
Generations Will Call Me Blessed	p. 267
Daughter, Your Faith Has Healed You	p. 279
In Her Memory	p. 291
Vindicate Me from My Opponent	p. 301
I Am the Light	p. 315
Your Daughters Will Prophesy	p. 321
You for Freedom Were Called	p. 327
The Vision Lost	p. 339
Wings of the Eagle	p. 347
Appendix A: Methods of Transliteration, and Punctuation in Translation	p. 355
Appendix B: An Analysis of the Gender of RUacH, "Spirit"	p. 359
Principal Abbreviations and Definitions	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 367
Index	p. 371
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