Download or read book Countertraditions in the Bible written by Ilana Pardes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993-10-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening book, llana Pardes explores the tense dialogue between dominant patriarchal discourses of the Bible and counter female voices. Pardes studies women’s plots and subplots, dreams and pursuits, uncovering the diverse and at times conflicting figurations of femininity in biblical texts. She also sketches the ways in which antipatriarchal elements intermingle with other repressed elements in the Bible: polytheistic traditions, skeptical voices, and erotic longings.