Tribble

I appreciate the approach that Tribble takes in both of the works that we have read of hers. She accepts the Bible for what it is and approaches texts looking for the positive and what can be gained from them instead of tearing them down from the get go. I feel that she acknowledges that though the Bible is considered a very patriarchal text, women have interesting and important roles, which can and should not be ignored. She seems to look at the woman figures in a way that focuses not mainly on the wrongs done to or by them, but she sees the strengths and the devices that are given to them, thus focusing on the fact that these women were acknowledged, at least subconsciously by the authors, as being strong players. These women can be seen throughout both the Old and the New Testaments, and a majority of them play key roles and exercise power that is often pivotal to the outcomes of the stories.
However, it should not be forgotten that even in the Bible, there are times that women suffer a great deal and Tribble not only remembers, but she is able to present these situations as learning experiences. Furthermore, she finds examples in the Bible, itself, of when people, mainly men, learn from past mistakes and also she finds instances when they do not. The fact that she can give examples of times that men in the Bible both stand up for women or disregard their sufferings completely shows me that the Bible is not completely chauvinistic and therefore, is able to be used by feminists.