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.

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

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Duncan Fishwick -- Foreword / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Acknowledgements / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Personalia / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Introduction / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- For Adam was Created First, and Then Eve … / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- And Sarah Laughed Exegetical Thoughts on the Biblical Story of Sarah / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Do Not Succumb to the Beauty of a Woman … On Mark 6: 17–29 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- The Female Nature — A Dangerous Fiction / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Tamar and the Limits of Patriarchy Between Rape and Seduction (2 Samuel 13 and Genesis 38) / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Blessed among Women A Mother in Israel and a Virgin in the Church / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- When H/he Speaks to Her Heart A View (Views) of Hosea 2 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Reading the Bible “as a Woman” / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Sarai in Exile A gender-specific reading of Genesis 12:10–13:2 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- The Great Shunammite Woman and the Man of God A two-part interpretation of 2 Kings 4:8–37 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Feminist Theology and Anti-Judaism in The Netherlands / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Traces of Women's Texts in the Hebrew Bible Summary of the dissertation / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- The Metaphorization of Woman in Prophetic Speech: An Analysis of Ezekiel 23 / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- The “Double Voice” of Her Desire / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- In Memoriam Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Bibliography of Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes (1943–1994) / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Works Cited / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Index of Authors / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Index of Biblical References / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton -- Tools for Biblical Study series / Fokkelien van Dijk-Hemmes and David E. Orton.