Brian Charles DiPalma is an independent scholar, currently teaching in Fresno, California, USA.

This volume is among the first to explore masculinity, or more precisely masculinities, in the Hebrew Bible. The analysis is methodologically sophisticated and clearly presented, and the author does not shy away from showing the contemporary implications of his findings. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Gender Studies, and Masculinity Studies.- Marc Brettler, Duke University, USA

• Chapter One – Introduction Chapter Two – Issues for Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible Chapter Three – On Gender and Masculinity: Framing the Case Study Chapter Four – Masculinity in the Court Tales of Daniel: Identifying the IssuesChapter Five – A Predominant Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Six – Scribal Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Seven – Beauty, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Eight – Discourse, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Nine – Advancing Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible BibliographyIndex

Brian Charles DiPalma is an independent scholar, currently teaching in Fresno, California, USA.

This volume is among the first to explore masculinity, or more precisely masculinities, in the Hebrew Bible. The analysis is methodologically sophisticated and clearly presented, and the author does not shy away from showing the contemporary implications of his findings. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Gender Studies, and Masculinity Studies.- Marc Brettler, Duke University, USA

• Chapter One – Introduction Chapter Two – Issues for Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible Chapter Three – On Gender and Masculinity: Framing the Case Study Chapter Four – Masculinity in the Court Tales of Daniel: Identifying the IssuesChapter Five – A Predominant Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Six – Scribal Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Seven – Beauty, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Eight – Discourse, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Nine – Advancing Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible BibliographyIndex

Brian Charles DiPalma is an independent scholar, currently teaching in Fresno, California, USA.

This volume is among the first to explore masculinity, or more precisely masculinities, in the Hebrew Bible. The analysis is methodologically sophisticated and clearly presented, and the author does not shy away from showing the contemporary implications of his findings. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Gender Studies, and Masculinity Studies.- Marc Brettler, Duke University, USA

• Chapter One – Introduction Chapter Two – Issues for Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible Chapter Three – On Gender and Masculinity: Framing the Case Study Chapter Four – Masculinity in the Court Tales of Daniel: Identifying the IssuesChapter Five – A Predominant Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Six – Scribal Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Seven – Beauty, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Eight – Discourse, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel Chapter Nine – Advancing Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible BibliographyIndex