Comments on: The Goal of Feminist Biblical Interpretation http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/ Conversations in Theology and its interaction with Culture Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Martin http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5663 Martin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:51:54 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5663 Was Adam originally asexual, before Eve was created, is something I've been wondering about lately... There's Adam made in God's image, and God's thinking of him having a pet dog or something, and then God makes Woman instead, so how could Adam have been Man in the first place, since Man goes with Woman? (It's especially hard to tell from the Scriptures because of the stupid use of 'Man' to mean humanity.) Was Adam originally asexual, before Eve was created, is something I’ve been wondering about lately… There’s Adam made in God’s image, and God’s thinking of him having a pet dog or something, and then God makes Woman instead, so how could Adam have been Man in the first place, since Man goes with Woman? (It’s especially hard to tell from the Scriptures because of the stupid use of ‘Man’ to mean humanity.)

]]> By: Honzo http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5649 Honzo Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5649 EI, Why are there no more? Because women (and other people lacking power) are the victims of history - both in history's actions and being left out in its telling. I understand your concern about the "victim role," but from what I can tell, it is justified. I think that there is a brand of "feminist" scholarship out there, or that can be constructed that gives voice to both the victors and victims of history. Male scholarship = 99% of scholarship done so far in the history of the world. It certainly is lacking in total perspective and thus loses a measure of truth - but, that does not warrant throwing the whole lot out... at least to me as of right now. EI,

Why are there no more? Because women (and other people lacking power) are the victims of history - both in history’s actions and being left out in its telling. I understand your concern about the “victim role,” but from what I can tell, it is justified. I think that there is a brand of “feminist” scholarship out there, or that can be constructed that gives voice to both the victors and victims of history.

Male scholarship = 99% of scholarship done so far in the history of the world. It certainly is lacking in total perspective and thus loses a measure of truth - but, that does not warrant throwing the whole lot out… at least to me as of right now.

]]> By: E. I. Sanchez http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5648 E. I. Sanchez Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:47:27 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2008/01/30/the-goal-of-feminist-biblical-interpretation/#comment-5648 Through out history, great women had risen above their peers and competed neck to neck with men. Many might have even died trying - no ones. The great women of history: Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz, Joan of Arch, The Bleeding women in Mark 5:21, Queen Elizabeth, Antigone, tabitha from Acts 9:36, etc, they are the ones we have and know about. Why are there no more? Did history erase their names and contributions? My concern is with women playing the victim role. Not only that, it makes it sound like male scholarship is lacking truth. Am I misreading this post? Edgar. Through out history, great women had risen above their peers and competed neck to neck with men. Many might have even died trying - no ones. The great women of history: Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz, Joan of Arch, The Bleeding women in Mark 5:21, Queen Elizabeth, Antigone, tabitha from Acts 9:36, etc, they are the ones we have and know about. Why are there no more? Did history erase their names and contributions?

My concern is with women playing the victim role. Not only that, it makes it sound like male scholarship is lacking truth.

Am I misreading this post?

Edgar.

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