Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne

Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work is grounded in serious scholarship and will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.

• Daughters of Miriam: Women Prophets in Ancient Israel
• The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us
• Old Testament Parallels (New Revised and Expanded Third Edition): Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East
• A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Second Edition
• The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought
• Women's Bible Commentary, Third Edition: Revised and Updated
• Pastoral Theology in an Intercultural World:
• The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition
• The Peoples' Bible
• Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (Overtures to Biblical Theology)