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History of women’s interpretation of the Gospel
5-6-2020
In its issue of June 3, Al Akhbar spotlighted the book, “The Gospel According to Eve: A History of Women’s Interpretation of Genesis” by Amanda W. Benckhuvsen, professor of Old Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. The main theme of the book, according to Al Akhbar, is the male interpretations of biblical texts and a tracing of the history of alternative readings of the Bible reflecting the voices of women and their contribution to Genesis. The newspaper wrote that the book echoes the voices of women from the past while keeping the history of men’s views about eve through the interpretations by women. Some of the interesting points in the book is that many women biblical interpreters use Genesis 1 in affirming women’s full humanity and equal worth like men as God created them in his image. Speaking about her book, Benckhuvsen said the publication suggests that in the history of the Christian Church there have always been reactions against the traditional interpretations of eve and a disagreement or resistance by women (and men) to ideas of female inferiority. She pointed out that her book explains how social status and personal experience influence the way readers select scriptures and their interpretation, what they see in the text and what they choose to disregard. More on the book on the following link: https://bit.ly/2Y7feHs. (Al Akhbar, June 3, 2020)
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