Provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers.
Finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Religion category
Lot's daughters rebel against their predatory father, Jacob wrestles an angel in a queer underground nightclub, Job arrives in the form of an avaricious former sorority girl-Smashing the Tablets presents a collection of provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers.
Behind this groundbreaking collection is the idea that foundational texts must be read anew or they become tools of conservatism and reaction. To achieve fresh readings, it is often necessary to step outside traditional modes of analysis, whether academic or theological, and to violate the conventions of storytelling and interpretation.
By challenging dominant readings and identifying underrepresented characters and moments that have been "written out" of the biblical conversation, the essays, stories, and poems in this collection rupture assumptions, unsettle the reader, and give voice to the voiceless. The Bible in this collection is bent, recontextualized, queered, inverted, and smashed to pieces.
Smashing the Tablets is one of the most significant Jewish literary collections in decades, a groundbreaking must-read for Jews and others interested not only in the Bible but also in identity, faith, and power.
| ISBN: | 9798855801170 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2025 |
| Author: | Sara Lippmann, Seth Rogoff |
| Publisher: | Excelsior Editions an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | Excelsior Editions |
| Genres: |
Judaism Liberal and Reform Judaism Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships Social groups: religious groups and communities Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts |
Provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers.Finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Religion categoryLot's daughters rebel against their predatory father, Jacob wrestles an angel in a queer underground nightclub, Job arrives in the form of an avaricious former sorority girl-Smashing the Tablets presents a collection of provocative new readings of biblical texts by major contemporary Jewish writers. Behind this groundbreaking collection is the idea that foundational texts must be read anew or they become tools of conservatism and reaction.
Smashing the Tablets features in the following genres: Judaism, Liberal and Reform Judaism, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
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Smashing the Tablets was written by Sara Lippmann, Seth Rogoff and published by Excelsior Editions an imprint of State University of New York Press
Smashing the Tablets has 250 pages
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