TY - BOOK AU - Kalmanofsky,Amy TI - The power of equivocation: complex readers and readings of the Hebrew Bible SN - 1506478719 PY - 2022/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Reading KW - Biography KW - Women in the Bible KW - Feminism KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Equivocal readings of the Hebrew Bible: an introduction from an equivocal reader -- Potiphar's wife and Joseph -- Hannah -- Saul, Samuel, Hannah, and the woman from En-dor -- Esther and Mordecai -- Tamar and Judah -- Bathsheba, David, and Solomon -- Unequivocal conclusions from an equivocal reader N2 - The Power of Equivocation reveals the complexity inherent in biblical narratives, particularly those featuring female characters, and models a way of reading that enables critical-religious interpreters to straddle their dual identities and loyalties and read the Bible critically, generously, and honestly ER -