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Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne by Wilda C. Gafney
courtneyhaass's review
4.0
Pretty intense read. Lots of scholarly research and context. Highly recommend if you want to reflect on gender roles and build a deeper appreciation of stories about biblical women and girls. I learned a lot, especially about words and translations that carry context I wasn’t fully familiar with (e.g. booty, Lord). Inspires me to be more specific with gender specific/inclusive language, especially when thinking about God.
bluestarfish's review
4.0
I've been working my way through this list of women named, or sometimes just implied, in the Torah and the books concerning the throne. I had no idea there were so many women mentioned by name even when we don't hear that much about them. The idea of "sanctified imagination" is a very helpful one too. Professor Gafney is a Hebrew scholar and has translated many of the texts in this book. She also provides a fascinating appendix on the translation issues facing anyone doing translation plus some of the extra ones when you're translating Scripture. I am always fascinated by translating, and due to being bilingual spend quite a lot of time thinking about it, so I really enjoyed those thoughts too.
jedwardsusc's review
5.0
Amazing. If you haven't read, or didn't grow up with, the Hebrew Bible (aka Christian Old Testament), this book probably won't mean much to you. If you have (or did), this book will shatter your thinking in the best possible ways.
aanderson5206's review
3.0
Gafney takes a lower view of scripture than I do, but I appreciated her insights and "sacred imagination" in giving attention to the women of the Old Testament.
revremishores's review
5.0
Essential. This book was like relearning all these familiar Bible stories in an entirely new way. I couldn’t get enough of it.
pattydsf's review
4.0
I am actually not finished with this book, but I am done for now. I will be picking it up every time I read in the Hebrew Bible because Gafney has insights I will never completely absorb. She is so smart, such an original thinker. Christianity is blessed to have her.