The double voice of her desire / / texts by Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes ; edited and introduced by J. Bekkenkamp & F. Dröes ; translated by David E. Orton.

• Superior document: Tools for biblical study ; 6
• VerfasserIn: Dijk Hemmes, Fokkelien van,
• TeilnehmendeR: Bekkenkamp, Jonneke,; Dröes, Freda,; Orton, David E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Deo Publishing,, 2004.; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Tools for biblical study ; 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Foreword /; Acknowledgements /; Personalia /; Introduction /; For Adam was Created First, and Then Eve … /; And Sarah Laughed Exegetical Thoughts on the Biblical Story of Sarah /; Do Not Succumb to the Beauty of a Woman … On Mark 6: 17–29 /; The Female Nature — A Dangerous Fiction /; Tamar and the Limits of Patriarchy Between Rape and Seduction (2 Samuel 13 and Genesis 38) /; Blessed among Women A Mother in Israel and a Virgin in the Church /; When H/he Speaks to Her Heart A View (Views) of Hosea 2 /; Reading the Bible “as a Woman” /; Sarai in Exile A gender-specific reading of Genesis 12:10–13:2 /; The Great Shunammite Woman and the Man of God A two-part interpretation of 2 Kings 4:8–37 /; Feminist Theology and Anti-Judaism in The Netherlands /; Traces of Women's Texts in the Hebrew Bible Summary of the dissertation /; The Metaphorization of Woman in Prophetic Speech: An Analysis of Ezekiel 23 /; The “Double Voice” of Her Desire /; In Memoriam Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes /; Bibliography of Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes (1943–1994) /; Works Cited /; Index of Authors /; Index of Biblical References /; Tools for Biblical Study series /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004397426
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: texts by Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes ; edited and introduced by J. Bekkenkamp & F. Dröes ; translated by David E. Orton.

To the attentive listener, women’s texts speak with a “double voice.” Women are quite capable of telling a conventional story, reflecting the expectations of the dominant culture. However, at the same time they tell their own, muted story. Such stories are fragments of resistance, and anyone who has experience of living on the margins can track them down. Such was the view of Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes (1943-1994). This is a comprehensive collection of the late scholar’s groundbreaking work in feminist biblical interpretation, in English translation. The essays document Van Dijk-Hemmes’ development and show how her work relates to contemporary developments in feminist thinking. There is a Foreword by Mieke Bal, an in memoriam by Athalya Brenner, and an overview of van Dijk-Hemmes’ extensive output of books and articles completes the volume. Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes taught Women’s Studies and Old Testament at the University of Utrecht. Her pioneering work of feminist interpretation, tragically cut short, was highly influential both inside and outside the Netherlands. Translated by David E. Orton