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24 titles for readers of Queering the Text by Andrew Ramer, selected for shared themes: Lesbian Studies, Jewish Studies, Gay Studies, and Sacred Writings.

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Each title here shares meaningful common ground with Queering the Text — in theme, mood, or literary style.

The Bible and the ‘holy Poor’ From the Tanakh to Les Misérables — David Aberbach

The Bible and the ‘holy Poor’ From the Tanakh to Les Misérables

Themes: Jewish Studies • Sacred Writings • Judaism

Who Really Wrote the Bible The Story of the Scribes — William M. Schniedewind

Who Really Wrote the Bible The Story of the Scribes

William M. Schniedewind

Themes: Jewish Studies • Sacred Writings • Judaism

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity — Richard Lee Kalmin

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity

Richard Lee Kalmin

Themes: Jewish Studies • Sacred Writings • Judaism

Text Messages A Torah Commentary for Teens — Jeffrey K. Salkin

Text Messages A Torah Commentary for Teens

Jeffrey K. Salkin

Themes: Jewish Studies • Sacred Writings • Judaism

The Song of Songs A Biography — Ilana Pardes

The Song of Songs A Biography

Themes: Jewish Studies • Sacred Writings • Judaism

Strange Fire Reading the Bible After the Holocaust — Tod Linafelt

Strange Fire Reading the Bible After the Holocaust

Themes: Jewish Studies • Judaism • Old Testament

Not Bread Alone The Uses of Food in the Old Testament — Nathan MacDonald

Not Bread Alone The Uses of Food in the Old Testament

Nathan MacDonald

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Closed Book How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible — Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg

The Closed Book How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible

Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Between Heaven and Earth An Illuminated Torah Commentary — Ilene Winn-Lederer

Between Heaven and Earth An Illuminated Torah Commentary

Ilene Winn-Lederer

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Jewish Study Bible — Adele Berlin

The Jewish Study Bible

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Dawn of Agriculture and the Earliest States in Genesis 1-11 — Natan Levy

The Dawn of Agriculture and the Earliest States in Genesis 1-11

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary — Eli L. Garfinkel

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary

Eli L. Garfinkel

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Mysteries of Genesis — Charles Fillmore

Mysteries of Genesis

Charles Fillmore

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Book of Enoch A Complete Guide and Reference — Joseph Lumpkin

The Book of Enoch A Complete Guide and Reference

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Torah Story, Second Edition An Apprenticeship on the Pentateuch — Gary Edward Schnittjer

Torah Story, Second Edition An Apprenticeship on the Pentateuch

Gary Edward Schnittjer

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Book of Proverbs A Social Justice Commentary — Shmuly Yanklowitz

The Book of Proverbs A Social Justice Commentary

Shmuly Yanklowitz

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Scriptures and Sectarianism — Collins

Scriptures and Sectarianism

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Multiple Originals New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism — Gary D. Martin

Multiple Originals New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

The Books of Enoch The Angels, the Watchers and the Nephilim, with Extensive Commentary on the Three Books of Enoch, the Fallen Angels, the Calendar of Enoch, and Daniel’s Prophecy — Joseph Lumpkin

The Books of Enoch The Angels, the Watchers and the Nephilim, with Extensive Commentary on the Three Books of Enoch, the Fallen Angels, the Calendar of Enoch, and Daniel’s Prophecy

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Isaiah 40-66 A Commentary — Shalom M. Paul

Isaiah 40-66 A Commentary

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Bitter Scrolls Sexist Poison in the Canon — Peter Heinegg

Bitter Scrolls Sexist Poison in the Canon

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah — Ian Douglas Wilson

Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah

Ian Douglas Wilson

Themes: Sacred Writings • Judaism • Old Testament

Queer Theory and the Jewish Question — Daniel Boyarin

Queer Theory and the Jewish Question

Themes: Lesbian Studies • Gay Studies • LGBTQ+ Studies

Lesbian Rabbis The First Generation — Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert

Lesbian Rabbis The First Generation

Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert

Themes: Lesbian Studies • Jewish Studies • LGBTQ+ Studies

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Lesbian Studies, Jewish Studies, Gay Studies — the same threads that run through Queering the Text by Andrew Ramer. Among the authors featured: David Aberbach, William M. Schniedewind, Richard Lee Kalmin, Jeffrey K. Salkin, and others.

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