Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Asherah, The Tree of Life and the Menorah Asphodel Long 2. The Road Not Taken: The Rejection of Goddesses in Judaism and Christianity Carol Christ 3. Dealing with a Jealous God: Letting go of Monotheism and "Doing" Sacrality Ruth Mantin 4. The Torafaction of Wisdom in Ben Sira Dominique Olney 5. Sarah – Villain or Patriarchal Pawn Sarah Rogers 6. Huldah’s Scroll: a Pagan Reading Graham Harvey 7. You Seduced Me, You Overpowered Me and You Prevailed: Religious Experience and Homoerotic Sadomasochism in Jeremiah Ken Stone 8. The Monstrosity of David Janet Wootton 9. Searching for a Queer Sophia Wisdom: The Post-Colonial Rahab Marcella Althaus-Reid 10. Taste & See: A Midrash on Genesis 3:6 & 3:12 Daniel E Cohen 11. Eat Friend, Drink. Be Drunk on Love [Song of Songs 5:2]. A Reflection Lisa Isherwood 12. Sexual Hospitality in the Hebrew Bible: Patriarchal Lineage of matriarchal Rebellion? Thalia Gur Klein 13. Culture Clash in Sodom: Patriarchal Tales of Heroes, Villains and Manipulations Renato Lings