A Feminist Introduction to Paul

by Sandra Hack Polaski

Sandra Hack Polaski introduces readers to the letters and world of Paul, encouraging a critical appreciation of Paul and his writings that does not require a choice between commitment to the scriptures and integrity as a modern feminist. In conversation with the leading interpreters of Paul and considering possible responses to Paul-conformist, resistant, rejectionist, and transformational-Polaski forges her own theory of how to interpret Paul. She reads, emphasizes, and reinterprets overlooked, neglected, misintegrated, or differently interpreted Pauline texts, making visible the invisible and challenging the accepted readings. Polaski uncovers both the ideologies behind the text and the ideologies the text seeks to suppress. She traces the trajectories toward which the texts point even if Paul did not fully follow the trajectories to their logical end. Such a program leads Polaski to find God's New Creation as the operative center of Pauline thought.

Genres: Theology

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Sandra Hack Polaski is assistant professor of New Testament at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of several books and articles including A Feminist Introduction to Paul (Chalice Press, 2004) and Inside the Red Tent (Chalice Press, 2006). She is an ordained Baptist minister.

Reviews

[Nicholas Quient · Rating 4 out of 5]

It pushed some of my buttons, but overall I enjoyed it. A helpful corrective to my own interpretive lens, though I think she does limit the more liberative aspects of Paul's teaching. Mostly recommended. Wish I could give half stars.

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[Christopher Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book!

[Melissa]

DNF; stopped pg 59

it's good and informative but it's just so dense I know I'm never going to get through it and life's too short to force myself through a book I'm reading "for fun"