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Accessible, engaging and moving easily between theory and the reading of specific texts, this volume is an exciting contribution to contemporary biblical and cultural studies.

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.

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity.

Shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world are infused with the idea of race and how this thinking has influenced modern biblical scholarship. Explores a wide range of current debate.

The Bible is often said to be one of the foundation texts of Western culture. This volume shows that it goes far beyond being a religious text, with essays exploring how religious, political and cultural identities, including ethnicity and gender, are embodied in biblical discourse.