Masculinities in the Court Tales of Daniel Advancing Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible Routledge Studies in the Biblical World Series

In this volume, Brian Charles DiPalma examines masculinities in the court tales of Daniel as a test case for issues facing the burgeoning area of gender studies in the Hebrew Bible. In doing so, it both analyses how the court tales of Daniel portray the characters in terms of configurations of masculinity in their socio-historical context, and also seeks to advance gender studies in the Hebrew Bible on theoretical, methodological, and political grounds.

Masculinities in the Court Tales of Daniel is therefore of interest not only to scholars working on Daniel, but also biblical scholars studying gender in the Hebrew Bible more broadly, including those engaged in feminist criticism, queer criticism, and studies of masculinity, as well as anyone studying gender within an ancient Near Eastern context.

Chapter One – Introduction

Chapter Two – Issues for Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible

Chapter Three – On Gender and Masculinity: Framing the Case Study

Chapter Four – Masculinity in the Court Tales of Daniel: Identifying the Issues

Chapter Five – A Predominant Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel

Chapter Six – Scribal Masculinity and the Court Tales of Daniel

Chapter Seven – Beauty, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel

Chapter Eight – Discourse, Masculinity, and the Court Tales of Daniel

Chapter Nine – Advancing Gender Studies in the Hebrew Bible

Bibliography

Index

Brian Charles DiPalma is an independent scholar, currently teaching in Fresno, California, USA.