Feminist Companion to the Latter Prophets

The authoritative status of ''Prophecy'' in the Bible poses a challenge to the feminist readers. This challenge is sharpened by the widespread symbolism in prophetic discourse of woman, wife, mother, harlot and the use of what the volume call ''pornoprophetics''. In this collection it is the book of Hosea that attracts special attention, but there are also articles on sexual violence and an introd...