An example of the standards and focus of this book is an anti-biblical interpretation of Jezebel with an emphasis on "reclaiming" the spirit of Jezebel for Christians today in the name of tolerance. "And, as both of these authors point out, if the story were told from a Phoenician perspective, [a Baal worshipper] Jezebel’s character would be portrayed quite differently." "The Deuteronomist has chosen the former in each case, and the interpretive tradition has often done the same, but are we limited by this tradition? Even more, are we confined by the dichotomy it suggests? Can we reclaim Jezebel without demonizing Elijah? Can we celebrate the female without denigrating the male? Can we reject intolerance without becoming intolerant ourselves?" Snyder, J. B. (2012). Jezebel and Her Interpreters. In C. A. Newsom, J. E. Lapsley, & S. H. Ringe (Eds.), Women’s Bible Commentary (Revised and Updated, p. 183). Westminster John Knox Press.