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Woman and Nation
An Intercontextual Reading of the Gospel of John
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 69
Author:
Kim reads the Gospel of John from a postcolonial feminist perspective as a patriarchal nationalist discourse. The author examines effects of colonialism in twentieth-century Korean cultural experience, as seen in social memory (pervasive, emotional, nonlinear experience of the collective) or oral traditions, to develop an intercontextual lens through which she examines the role of the Johannine female characters in supporting Jesusâs role as a national hero and in functioning as continuers of the nation. In her unique handling of the Gospel of John, the author describes how Johnâs resistance to Roman imperial power defines and shapes the boundaries of his Jewish nationalism in relation to the symbolic meanings attached to the female charactersâ sexuality and gender roles.
Jean K. Kim, Ph.D. (2001) in Religion, Vanderbilt University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Moravian Theological Seminary. She has published numerous articles on John and Paul including Uncovering Her Wickedness, (Journal for the Study of the New Testament,1999).
Students and scholars of religion interested in cultural studies and the Bible, postcolonial interpretations of the New Testament, and Jewish readings of the Gospel of John; those involved in church ministries, especially from a global perspective.