{"product_id":"rewriting-masculinity-gideon-men-and-might-9780190619398","title":"Rewriting Masculinity: Gideon, Men, and Might","description":"Who is the biblical Gideon? A mighty warrior, or a fearful son? Hesitant solider, clever tactician, commanding father, ruthless killer, idolater, or illegitimate king? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGideon has long challenged readers of the book of Judges. How did so many conflicting portraits become inscribed in our biblical text and its reception? What might these portraits tell us about the authors, editors, and interpreters of Gideon's story-especially their expectations for men? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eRewriting Masculinity\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves redaction criticism, reception history, and masculinity studies to explore how Gideon's image changes from a mighty warrior to a weakling, from a successful leader to a man who led Israel astray. Kelly J. Murphy first considers the ways that older traditions about\u003cbr\u003eGideon were rewritten throughout ancient Israel's history, sometimes in order to align the story of Gideon with new ideas about what it meant to act like a man. At other times, she shows that the story of Gideon was used to explain why older standards of masculinity no longer worked in new\u003cbr\u003econtexts. Murphy then traces how some later interpreters, from the ancient to the contemporary, continually rewrote Gideon in light of their own models for men, might, and masculinity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMurphy offers an in-depth case study of how a biblical text was continuously updated. Emphasizing the importance of reading biblical stories and expansions alongside their later reception, she shows that the story of Gideon the mighty warrior is, in many ways, the story of masculinity in miniature: \u003cbr\u003ea constantly-transforming construct.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly J. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190619398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelly J. Murphy \u003c\/strong\u003eis an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Central Michigan University. She is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eApocalypses in Context: Apocalyptic Currents Through History \u003c\/em\u003eand has published work in \u003cem\u003eCurrents in Biblical Research, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Bible and Its Reception\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eBible Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReligion Dispatches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39929206931571,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":105.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e8938abb-db2b-41c2-b24c-c272e6dbbf5c.jpg?v=1647611365","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rewriting-masculinity-gideon-men-and-might-9780190619398","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}