Yale University Library Research Guides: Hebrew Bible Interpretation I &amp; II: Gender Criticism

Introduction to Queer Criticism

Song of Songs (Online) by J. Cheryl Exum Balanced discussion of gender relationships.
Woman's Body and the Social Body in Hosea by Alice A. Keefe Against an androcentric reading of Hosea, Keefe's study considers Hosea 1-2 in the context of the association of sexual transgression and social violence in biblical literature; in this light, Hosea's symbol of Israel as an adulterous woman is read as a commentary upon the structural violence in Israelite society which accompanied the 8th century boom in agribusiness and attendant processes of land consolidation.

The Bible, Gender, and Sexuality: Critical Readings by Lynn R. Huber (Editor); Rhiannon Graybill (Editor) Includes essays on Genesis 34, Rahab, Miriam, and Jephtah's daughter.
Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible: The Ways the Bible Challenges its Gender Norms by Amy Kalmanofsky Uses close literary analysis to argue that the writers of the Bible intentionally challenge gender norms in order to reveal the dangers of destabilizing societal and theological hierarchies that privilege men and masculinity.
God, Gender and the Bible by David Gunn (Editor); Gary. A. Philips (Editor); Deborah Sawyer Includes essays on creation, the law, Abraham, Judah, and Judges.
Sacrifice and Gender in Biblical Law by Nicole J. Ruane Examines the Hebrew Bible's numerous laws about sacrifices to understand the significance of gender in sacrificial rituals and the reasons that gender distinctions are so vital in these acts

Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos: A Study on the Book of Ezekiel by S. Tamar Kamionkowski Discusses the fear of gender reversal and its expression in the prophet Ezekiel's reworking of the marital metaphor. Argues that the abomination of "wife Jerusalem" is that she is attempting to pass for a male, thereby crossing gender boundaries and upsetting the world order.
Prophecy and Gender in the Hebrew Bible by Irmtraud Fischer (Editor); L. Juliana Claassens (Editor) Focuses on the role of women in the Former Prophets (Joshua to 2 Kings) and the Latter Prophets of the Hebrew Bible.
Foreign Women - Women in Foreign Lands: Studies on Foreignness and Gender in the Hebrew Bible by Angelika Berlejung (Editor); Marianne Grohmann (Editor) A collection of essays on gender-specific constructions of foreignness/strangeness in the Old Testament, Egypt, and Mesopotamia from their particular perspectives.