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Women's lives in biblical times / Jennie R. Ebeling. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : T and T Clark, (c)2010.Description: xiii, 172 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780567196446
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS112.E15.W664 2010
  • DS112
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
Childhood -- Womanhood -- Marriage -- Childbirth -- Motherhood -- Old age and death.
Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Existing Studies of Women in Iron Age/Biblical Israel -- How This Book is Different -- The Sources -- The Historical Context -- Why the Iron Age I? -- Summary of Chapters -- 1 Birth and Background -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Bet Ab and Bet Em -- Four-Room House and Womens Space -- Diet and Economy -- Agricultural Cycle -- 2 Childhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Education and Literacy -- Baking and Brewing -- Pottery Production -- Spinning and Weaving -- 3 Womanhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Grape Harvest and Wine Making -- Menstruation and Purity -- Perfume and Incense -- Household Religion -- 4 Marriage -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Marriage Arrangements -- Wedding Customs -- Music and Dancing -- Clothing -- 5 Childbirth -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Midwives -- Childbirth -- Amulets and Jewelry -- Basketry -- 6 Motherhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Breastfeeding and Weaning -- Olive Harvest and Olive Oil Production -- Hide Working -- Pilgrimage to Shiloh -- 7 Old Age and Death -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Widowhood -- Health and Medicine -- Funerary Rituals -- Mortuary Cult
Subject: This volume describes the lifecycle events and daily life activities experienced by girls and women in ancient Israel. It examines recent biblical scholarship as well as other textual evidence from the ancient Near East and Egypt.
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Birth and background -- Childhood -- Womanhood -- Marriage -- Childbirth -- Motherhood -- Old age and death.

Preface -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Existing Studies of Women in Iron Age/Biblical Israel -- How This Book is Different -- The Sources -- The Historical Context -- Why the Iron Age I? -- Summary of Chapters -- 1 Birth and Background -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Bet Ab and Bet Em -- Four-Room House and Womens Space -- Diet and Economy -- Agricultural Cycle -- 2 Childhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Education and Literacy -- Baking and Brewing -- Pottery Production -- Spinning and Weaving -- 3 Womanhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Grape Harvest and Wine Making -- Menstruation and Purity -- Perfume and Incense -- Household Religion -- 4 Marriage -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Marriage Arrangements -- Wedding Customs -- Music and Dancing -- Clothing -- 5 Childbirth -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Midwives -- Childbirth -- Amulets and Jewelry -- Basketry -- 6 Motherhood -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Breastfeeding and Weaning -- Olive Harvest and Olive Oil Production -- Hide Working -- Pilgrimage to Shiloh -- 7 Old Age and Death -- Orahs Story -- Introduction -- Widowhood -- Health and Medicine -- Funerary Rituals -- Mortuary Cult

This volume describes the lifecycle events and daily life activities experienced by girls and women in ancient Israel. It examines recent biblical scholarship as well as other textual evidence from the ancient Near East and Egypt.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

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