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Searching for a Woman's Voice in Psalms
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Searching for a Woman's Voice in Psalms

The Biblical archaeology review, Vol.36(3), p.28
05/01/2010

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Bible Exegesis & hermeneutics Feminism Hebrew language Women Womens studies Biblical Studies Feminist Theory Religious History Religious Literature
Feminist study often calls attention to what is absent, such as a female voice or point-of-view in a particular text. Here, Brettler uses the feminist approach as he study the Book of Psalms. Upon first, second and even third reading, no psalm from Psalms was obviously recited by a woman. In contrast, tens of psalms deal with "male issues," such as victory in war. Moreover, the Hebrew grammar does not suggest that any psalm was recited by or on behalf of a woman.

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