Feminist Approaches to the Bible with Emphasis on the Story of Creation

Genesis1-3 where creation story presented is an Important text for feminist theologians. In the text, Issues such as Creation of Eve as the first woman, Her creation to help Adam (man), Eve’s Role in original sin,… is Presented All of which are significant for feminist interpreters. In examining feminist interpretations of the text, we are facing with serious diversity of feminist interpretations that the reason for this diversity of interpretation was Principles of interpretation and different gender ideology interpreters. The different interpretations can be categorized under five current interpretations, which include: Liberal interpretations, Evangelical interpretations, Rejection interpretations, Sublimation interpretations, postmodern interpretations. Liberal (Such as Sara Grimke, phyllis Trible)  and Evangelical interpreter(Such as Gilbert Bilezikian) want to remain Christians Along with the belief in the principles of feminism. These two streams in creation stories want to prove equality between men and women in creation and identity. In these two streams, patriarchal society and culture make Gender. The difference between liberal and evangelical stream is that the liberal has less commitment to text and Revelatory of it and interpret text with suspicion and distrust. Feminist Authors who are in Rejection interpretations category (Such as Mary Daly) Do not Hope to improve interpretation based on women’s experience and Because of the patriarchal structure and text provide any interpretation on the Bible the strengthening of patriarchy. Sublimation interpreters along with Rejection interpreters find solution in Symbolization and Review of myths until with present of Goddess as female creator form Literature of Superiority women on men and create Theology for women. During the post-modern interpreters such as Mieke Bell said there is no fixed meaning in the text, but the text in the interaction with the reader creates a multiplicity of readings.