Masking and unmasking ourselves : interpreting biblical texts on clothing & identity
(2012)

Nonfiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Turner Publishing Company, 2012
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781580236164 (electronic bk.) MWT13573576, 1580236162 (electronic bk.) 13573576
LANGUAGE
English
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Our clothes conceal our naked bodies but what do they reveal about our souls? In this highly engaging look at clothing and identity in the Bible, renowned teacher and scholar Norman Cohen presents ten Bible stories that involve clothing in an essential way, as a means of learning about the text, its characters and their interactions. But he also shows us how these stories help us confront our own life dramas, our own stories, ourselves. In doing so, he once again presents the Bible as a mirror, reflecting back to us our own personalities, ambivalences, struggles and potential for growth. By helping us uncover the garments of the Bible, Cohen shows us how to shed our own layers of insulation to reveal our authentic selves

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