This essay explores variant concepts of gender in the book of Jeremiah from a feminist perspective that includes insights of post-colonial studies, trauma studies, and queer theory. It discusses the female personification of Jerusalem and Judah, the laboring woman metaphor used in the context of war, the complexity of gendered addressees in Jer 2:1-4:2, and gender aspects in the characterization of God and Jeremiah. At first glance, the Jeremiah tradents use traditional gender stereotypes. A closer inspection, however, reveals an ambivalent gender performance of female and male protagonists. In this context, the enigmatic statement in Jer 31:22 "the female encompasses the strong man" also signifies the ambivalence of gender concepts in Jeremiah.
Enthalten in:
Evangelische Theologie; 2020/2 Zweimonatsschrift
(2020)
Serie / Reihe: Evangelische Theologie
Personen: Maier, Christl M.
Maier, Christl M.:
"Das Weibliche umschließt den starken Mann" (Jer 31,22) : Geschlechterkonstruktionen im Jeremiabuch im Licht feministischer Hermeneutik / Christl M. Maier, 2020. - Seite 85-99 - (Evangelische Theologie)
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