Sacred witness : rape in the Hebrew Bible /
Scholz, Susanne,1966-
Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction : a promise for a blessing -- Breaking the silence : the legacy of acquaintance rape -- Subjugated by gender and class : the rape of enslaved women -- Controlling wives : marital rape fantasies -- Regulating rape : the case of biblical and ancient Near Eastern laws -- Gang raping : on the culture of misogyny during peace and war -- Losing power : the rape of men as male fear and reality -- Resisting the theology of a rapist : against the poetics of rape in prophetic literature -- Conclusion : the blessing of a sacred witness.
Rape in the Bible.