64 research outputs found
Review of Susanne Scholz (ed.), Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Retrospect; Panel from the 2017 SBL Annual Meeting in Boston (MA)
The current flourishing of varieties of feminist interpretation among religious organizations and in the academy has been going on since at least the 1970s, and has grown to display an amazing diversity of emphases and forms. At the same time, much work still needs to be done. The appearance from Sheffield Phoenix of Susanne Scholzâs three-volume edited work, Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Retrospect,1 by its breadth of coverage and its conscious attempt to reflect on the work of past decades, offered the Feminist Hermeneutics of the Bible Section of the Society of Biblical Literature an opportunity to assess the distance feminist interpretations have traveled in the last 40â50 years and where we should focus energy for the future. The following papers share the reviews offered by five colleagues at a panel session at the SBL Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, November 19, 2017, and Prof. Scholzâs response. The reviewers represent an array of feminist perspectives that is diverse in race/ethnicity, nationality/culture, gender, age, and stream of religious tradition. The reviews probe not only a variety of dimensions of Prof. Scholzâs work, but also a variety of points of progress and ongoing issues in feminist interpretation
Erhard S. Gerstenberger: Die HebrÀische Bibel als Buch der Befreiung : AusgewÀhlte AufsÀtze
COVID-19 symptoms at hospital admission vary with age and sex: results from the ISARIC prospective multinational observational study
Background:
The ISARIC prospective multinational observational study is the largest cohort of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. We present relationships of age, sex, and nationality to presenting symptoms.
Methods:
International, prospective observational study of 60â109 hospitalized symptomatic patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 recruited from 43 countries between 30 January and 3 August 2020. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate relationships of age and sex to published COVID-19 case definitions and the most commonly reported symptoms.
Results:
âTypicalâ symptoms of fever (69%), cough (68%) and shortness of breath (66%) were the most commonly reported. 92% of patients experienced at least one of these. Prevalence of typical symptoms was greatest in 30- to 60-year-olds (respectively 80, 79, 69%; at least one 95%). They were reported less frequently in children (â€â18 years: 69, 48, 23; 85%), older adults (â„â70 years: 61, 62, 65; 90%), and women (66, 66, 64; 90%; vs. men 71, 70, 67; 93%, each Pâ<â0.001). The most common atypical presentations under 60 years of age were nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain, and over 60 years was confusion. Regression models showed significant differences in symptoms with sex, age and country.
Interpretation:
This international collaboration has allowed us to report reliable symptom data from the largest cohort of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Adults over 60 and children admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are less likely to present with typical symptoms. Nausea and vomiting are common atypical presentations under 30 years. Confusion is a frequent atypical presentation of COVID-19 in adults over 60 years. Women are less likely to experience typical symptoms than men
Die "fremde Frau" in Proverbien 1-9: Eine exegetische und sozialgeschichtliche Studie
In der Dunkelheit lauert die "fremde Frau" (Prov. 7,9.12). Ihr Pfad senkt sich zum Tod (Prov. 2,18). Nicht zufĂ€llig stand die Gestalt in der bisherigen Forschung im Dunkel, am Rande des Interesses, wĂ€hrend ihre gepriesene Gegenspielerin "Frau Weisheit" allseits Beachtung fand. Die vorliegende Studie erfasst das facettenreiche PortrĂ€t der "fremden Frau" in Prov. 1-9 unter besonderer BerĂŒcksichtigung der Metaphorik und der literarischen Bezugnahmen auf traditionsgeschichtlich vorausliegende Texte. Als Thema weisheitlicher Mahnreden aus nachexilischer Zeit zeigt die literarische Figur der "Fremden" das Frauenbild ihres TrĂ€gerkreises auf. Die in der Untersuchung erarbeiteten sozialgeschichtlichen Konstellationen der persischen Provinz Jehud machen Benennung und Funktion der "fremden Frau" in Proverbien 1-9 verstĂ€ndlich: "Fremd" im Sinne der Autorinnen und Autoren ist jede Frau ausserhalb der eigenen Familie, die die gesellschaftlich anerkannten Normen fĂŒr die Beziehungen der Geschlechter bricht.
Die Lehrreden warnen vor sexuellen Beziehungen mit Frauen ausserhalb der Ehe und kĂŒndigen demjenigen, der die Warnung nicht beachtet, dramatische Folgen wie den Verlust des Besitzes und die soziale Ăchtung an. Die TrĂ€gergruppe der Texte ist in gebildeten Laienkreisen der stĂ€dtischen Oberschicht der Provinz Jehud zu suchen, die ihre Lehrreden als aktualisierende Auslegung von Torageboten versteht. Sie setzt sich fĂŒr den Erhalt bestehender Familienbindungen innerhalb der VaterhĂ€user ein, die Grundlage fĂŒr Wohlstand und hohe soziale Stellung sind
Godâs Body and Emotions. Gender Perspectives on Images of the Divine in the Old Testament
The feminist distinction of biological sex and sociological gender has promoted new research on anthropological and theological concepts of the Bible. Western-European feminist theologians have challenged traditional interpretations of God in the Old Testament as androcentric, i.e. centered on maleness and the interests of men. The lecture will demonstrate that the biblical God is not characterized only as male. Instead, the Hebrew Bible offers a range of divine images which may be labeled âfeminineâ as well as âmasculineâ and include roles that are today attributed to either men or women.In a first part, the lecture will focus on descriptions of Godâs body or, more precisely, of Godâs body parts that are mentioned in biblical texts. In Hebrew thought, body parts are perceived as dynamic and symbolize certain abilities. The most frequently mentioned part is Godâs face that connotes nearness and attention. Moreover, Godâs hand, arm or right hand stand for his might and agency. The analysis of how Godâs body is described will reveal that there is no hint at a sexually marked divine body but many references to performances and roles that are mostly attributed to a male gender. The second part of the lecture will deal with female roles attributed to God, especially the metaphor of giving birth (Ps 2,7; 90,2; Dtn 32,18) and the role of a mother (Isa 46,3-4). In the third part, the lecture addresses the question of divine emotions. Although the study of emotions in the Bible is a fairly new issue, the concept of rachamim âcompassion, mercyâ has long been discussed. Feminist theologians see a connection between rachamim and the Hebrew term rechem âwombâ and thus interpret Godâs compassion as an emotion that is traditionally related to women. The question of etymology and the implications of such a connection will be discussed
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