Ann,
I had never heard of Trible or her book, but from the title alone I had a pretty good idea of where the good professor was coming from. I took a quick hop over to Amazon.com and the product description proved me right:
In highlighting the silence, absence, and oppostition of God, as well as human cruelty, Trible shows how these neglected stories-interpreted in memoriam-challenge both the misogyny of Scripture and its use in church, synagogue, and academy.
She does this by combining literary criticism with "the hermeneutics of feminism". OK, whatever.
My goal was not so much to convince you as to show that there is, in fact, an alternate reading of the text. Your reading, of course, better fits your, and Ms. Trible's, view of a silent God in a misogynist world.
