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Author Morse, Holly, 1987- author.

Title Encountering Eve's afterlives : a new reception critical approach to Genesis 2-4 / Holly Morse
Edition First edition
Published Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Oxford theology and religion monographs
Oxford theology and religion monographs.
Contents Gallery One: Encountering Eve: A Guide -- Gallery Two: Sin -- Gallery Three: Knowledge -- Gallery Four: Life -- Gallery Five: Everywoman Eve -- Index -- Bibliography
Summary "Encountering Eve's Afterlives: A New Reception Critical Approach to Genesis 2-4 aims to destabilize the persistently pessimistic framing of Eve as a highly negative symbol of femininity within Western culture by engaging with marginal, and even heretical, interpretations that focus on more positive aspects of her character. In doing so, this book questions the myth that orthodox, popular readings represent the 'true' meaning of the first woman's story, and explores the possibility that previously ignored or muted rewritings of Eve are in fact equally 'valid' interpretations of the biblical text. By staging encounters between the biblical Eve and re-writings of her story, particularly those that help to challenge the interpretative status quo, this book re-frames the first woman using three key themes from her story: sin, knowledge, and life. Thus, it considers how and why the image of Eve as a dangerous temptress has gained considerably more cultural currency than the equally viable pictures of her as a subversive wise woman or as a mourning mother. The book offers a re-evaluation of the meanings and the myths of Eve, deconstructing the dominance of her cultural incarnation as a predominantly flawed female, and reconstructing a more nuanced presentation of the first woman's role in the Bible and beyond." --book jacket back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Eve (Biblical figure)
SUBJECT Eve (Biblical figure) fast
Bible. Genesis, II-IV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. Genesis, II-IV -- Feminist criticism
Bible. Genesis fast
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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