Researchers in the field of the Bible and gender studies currently reach in diverse directions for resources. Feminist studies of the Bible appear in journals, monographs, dictionaries, and commentary series. Queer studies are found primarily in essays and in single-volume Bible commentaries. To learn how the gender theory developed in other disciplines has been applied to biblical studies, one must turn to journals and monographs. No single reference work brings all of this information together in one place.The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies provides a comprehensive and in-depth synthesis of this currently compartmentalized subdiscipline. Organized by keywords, this volume makes the vocabulary, insights, and debates within the field easier for researchers to consult. It is unique in including entries related to theory alongside those related to key biblical texts and characters. The 'Bible' of its title includes Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish Bibles--covering Old Testament/Tanak, New Testament, and the deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha.

Thais. A land of evil kings, of elves and men, of reathins and dragons, and a war that will change the future. To Zada, however, theres not much more to life than just getting by. Shes perfectly content to take things as they come and do her best to blend into her surroundings. Then she finds an egg, and her whole life changes. Bonded to a reathin named Salay and accompanied by a great Silver Wolf, Zada sets out to discover what her role is as a future leader of a Resistance, a Resistance whos goal is to overthrow the king and return the land to its rightful rule. Follow Zadas journey as she rises from a peasant to a leader and discovers what it means to walk in everything that she was called to be.

Researchers in the field of the Bible and gender studies currently reach in diverse directions for resources. Feminist studies of the Bible appear in journals, monographs, dictionaries, and commentary series. Queer studies are found primarily in essays and in single-volume Bible commentaries. To learn how the gender theory developed in other disciplines has been applied to biblical studies, one must turn to journals and monographs. No single reference work brings all of this information together in one place.The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies provides a comprehensive and in-depth synthesis of this currently compartmentalized subdiscipline. Organized by keywords, this volume makes the vocabulary, insights, and debates within the field easier for researchers to consult. It is unique in including entries related to theory alongside those related to key biblical texts and characters. The 'Bible' of its title includes Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish Bibles--covering Old Testament/Tanak, New Testament, and the deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha.

Thais. A land of evil kings, of elves and men, of reathins and dragons, and a war that will change the future. To Zada, however, theres not much more to life than just getting by. Shes perfectly content to take things as they come and do her best to blend into her surroundings. Then she finds an egg, and her whole life changes. Bonded to a reathin named Salay and accompanied by a great Silver Wolf, Zada sets out to discover what her role is as a future leader of a Resistance, a Resistance whos goal is to overthrow the king and return the land to its rightful rule. Follow Zadas journey as she rises from a peasant to a leader and discovers what it means to walk in everything that she was called to be.