Women's lives in biblical times / Jennie R. Ebeling. [print]
Material type: TextPublication details: London ; New York : T and T Clark, [(c)2010.Description: xiii, 172 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780567196446
- 0567196445
- DS112.W664 2010
- DS112.E15.W664 2010
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Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) | G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor | Non-fiction | DS112.E19 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31923001850870 |
"A Continuum imprint"
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.
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