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The Oxford Encyclopedia of The Bible and Gender Studies

The Oxford Encyclopedia of The Bible and Gender Studies J Bible Recept 2016; 3(1): 155­156 Book Review Julia M. O'Brien, ed.: Review of The Oxford Encyclopedia of The Bible and Gender Studies (2 vols.). Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. pp. 1152+xxx. Hardcover, £ 235. Reviewed by Peter-Ben Smit: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Theology, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht, The Netherlands, e-mail: pst380@vu.nl DOI 10.1515/jbr-2016-1008 To review a large work, published in two sizeable tomes (each exceeding 500 pages) like the present one, is a rather daunting task, especially as it does not present one single argument, but aims at presenting insights concerning gender in relation to a wide array of texts, focusing on just as wide a spectrum of topics, ranging from "Asian/American Interpretation" to "Womanist Criticism," and is as a whole part of an overarching project, the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible. When reading through the two hardback tomes, one cannot fail to be impressed by the amount of learning that has been assembled. The information that is being offered covers, depending on the subject, both hermeneutical and theoretical questions http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Bible and its Reception de Gruyter

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J Bible Recept 2016; 3(1): 155­156 Book Review Julia M. O'Brien, ed.: Review of The Oxford Encyclopedia of The Bible and Gender Studies (2 vols.). Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. pp. 1152+xxx. Hardcover, £ 235. Reviewed by Peter-Ben Smit: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Theology, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Janskerkhof 13, 3512 BL Utrecht, The Netherlands, e-mail: pst380@vu.nl DOI 10.1515/jbr-2016-1008 To review a large work, published in two sizeable tomes (each exceeding 500 pages) like the present one, is a rather daunting task, especially as it does not present one single argument, but aims at presenting insights concerning gender in relation to a wide array of texts, focusing on just as wide a spectrum of topics, ranging from "Asian/American Interpretation" to "Womanist Criticism," and is as a whole part of an overarching project, the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible. When reading through the two hardback tomes, one cannot fail to be impressed by the amount of learning that has been assembled. The information that is being offered covers, depending on the subject, both hermeneutical and theoretical questions

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