TY - BOOK AU - Soskice,Janet Martin ED - Oxford University Press. TI - The kindness of God: metaphor, gender, and religious language SN - 9780191683657 (ebook) : AV - BS680.W7 U1 - 270'.082 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Sex role KW - Biblical teaching KW - Women N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Access restricted to subscribing institutions N2 - Fathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? Janet Martin Soskice opens up the Bible's imagery for sex, gender, and kingship, by discussing its place in the central teachings of Christian theology UR - http://ezproxy.lib.gla.ac.uk/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198269502.001.0001 ER -