{"product_id":"when-deborah-met-jael-9780334029588","title":"When Deborah Met Jael","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Deborah Met Jael defines and situates the significant elements which constitute lesbian readings of scripture.  Deryn Guest explores the instability of the lesbian label and the concept of a lesbian sensibility. The book further explores the social location of lesbian hermeneutics, noting in particular the adverse positions of lesbians socially, economically and religiously. The author also examines the non-negotiable principles that underpin lesbian readings of biblical texts. These include; upholding the dignity of the lesbian and the authority of experience; the need to operate via a specifically lesbian hermeneutic of suspicion; the principle of ensuring the views of grassroot lesbians are included; the desirability of opening a lesbian critical position to allies and finally a willingness to confront the issue of biblical authority. Finally the author evaluates strategies that have been used to date by lesbians reading scripture, identifying those strategies that are most lik","brand":"SCM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017806545239,"sku":"9780334029588","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780334029588.jpg?v=1750774734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-deborah-met-jael-9780334029588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}