The five-thousand-year search for a way to describe the feminine nature of God : a study in the history of language /
Neimann, Theresa,author.
Møller, Kirsten,1933-wrtier of foreward.
"Through the Greek Septuagint, the Nag Hammadl Scriptures, the Kabbalah, Hebrew, and other sources of sacred literature, this work hopes to demonstrate compelling proof of how the word Zoë may be poised to deconstruct God language and portray God as feminine."--Page x.
"This monograph seeks to explore the question: Are there feminine characteristics in the treatment of Zoë the missing metaphor that describes language for The Divine? More particularly this work will lead us toward the answer by first examining the history of androcentric theological language and the implications it has had for females."--Page 2.
"A Queensland book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
Rethinking Genesis -- Towards a definition of life -- The language game : power of metaphors -- Toward a feminist orthodoxy : the full personhood of woman -- Models of interpretation : towards postmodernism -- Women, violence and sacred scripture -- Zoë -- Divine Mother in sacred scripture -- Compassionate Mother Zoë -- Zoë as words of life -- Zoë : as desire and sensuality.
Femininity of God.
Hermeneutics
Feminism
Women and religion.
Religious literature