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Article: The problem of anti-Judaism in Christian feminist biblical interpretation: some pragmatic suggestions.
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- CrossCurrents - The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
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My intention in this essay is to make some pragmatic suggestions for engaging in feminist biblical interpretation that does not perpetuate, reinforce, or create anti-Jewish theological constructions. My suggestions are not always easy to put into practice, but they constitute concrete recommendations for a feminist approach to interpretation that honors Judaism and its adherents.
I address the issue of anti-Judaism in Christian feminist interpretation from my own social location as a Christian feminist biblical scholar. My deep personal concern with the existence of anti-Semitism dates back to my tenth year, when I viewed a television documentary on the ...