1st Edition

Rape Myths, the Bible, and #MeToo

By Johanna Stiebert Copyright 2020
116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

Biblical studies is increasingly interdisciplinary and frequently focuses on how the Bible is read, received, and represented in the contemporary world, including in politics, news media, and popular culture. Rape Myths, the Bible and #MeToo illustrates this with particular and critical assessment of #MeToo and its rapid and global impact. Rape myths – in particular the myth that rape... Read more

Introduction: At the Outset

1. The Bible and #MeToo

2. Rape Culture, Rape Myths and the Bible

In Conclusion.

Bibliography

Index

 

Biography

Johanna Stiebert is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds, UK. Her two most recent monographs are Fathers and Daughters in the Hebrew Bible (2013) and First-Degree Incest and the Hebrew Bible (2016). She is co-director of The Shiloh Project.