by Deborah Sawyer (Author), David Gunn (Editor), Gary A. Philips (Editor)

God, Gender and the Bible demonstrates that both maleness and femaleness are constructed in the light of divine omnipotence and examines contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power through Hebrew and Christian scripture.

Author Biography

Deborah F. Sawyer is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. Her recent publications include Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries (Routledge 1996) and (co-edited)Is There A Future For Feminist Theology? (1999)