Putting the Feminist in Biblical Criticism
Feminist biblical criticism cannot be reduced to its shared methods with more traditional types of biblical scholarship, because it is not—nor does it pretend to be—ideologically neutral.... Read more
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Michael D. Coogan
Romans 13 has been cited in support of the divine right of kings, and more recently, to justify slavery and segregation in the United States, apartheid in South Africa, and Nazism in Germany....
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For more on the topic of our latest "Focus On," see the article "Feminist Biblical Interpretation" by Suzanne Scholz (Southern Methodist University) and Shelly A. Matthews (Texas Christian University) from the Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation.
Lesson Plans
New lesson plan on the books of Ezekiel, Lamentations, and 1 & 2 Thessalonians by Steven L. Cook (Virginia Theological Seminary), Nancy C. Lee (Elmhurst College), Richard S. Ascough (Queen's University) and Erin K. Vearncombe (Princeton University). Read More
Reference Guide
This feature allows you to scroll through the tables of contents for each of the major reference works on Oxford Biblical Studies Online, including The Oxford Companion to the Bible and the new Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible. Read More
Guide to Biblical Commentaries
This list of the books of the Bible includes their respective commentaries from the following sources: Oxford Bible Commentary, New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV), Oxford Study Bible (REB), Jewish Study Bible(TANAKH), Catholic Study Bible (NAB), and the Access Bible (NRSV). Read More
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