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The Israelite Woman

Social Role and Literary Type in Biblical Narrative [Paperback]

by Athalya Brenner-Idan

    • Author

      Athalya Brenner-Idan

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      November 2014

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    In the first edition of The Israelite Woman Athalya Brenner provided the first book-length treatment by a feminist biblical scholar of the female characters in the Hebrew Bible. Now, thirty years later, Brenner provides a fresh take on this ground-breaking work, considering how the ways in which scholarly observation of female biblical characters has changed and how it has not. Brenner also provides a new and highly personal introduction to the book, which details, perhaps surprisingly to present readers, what was at stake for female biblical scholars looking to engage honestly in the academic debate at the time in which the book was first written. This will make difficult reading for some, particularly those whose own views have not changed. The main part of the book presents Brenner's now classic examination of the roles of women in the society of ancient Israel, and the roles they play in the biblical narratives. In Part I Brenner surveys what can be known about the roles of queens, wise women, women poets and authors, prophetesses, magicians, sorcerers and witches and female prostitutes in Israelite society.
    In Part II the focus is on the typical roles in which Hebrew women appear in biblical stories, as mother of the hero, as tempress, as foreigner, and as ancestress. In these narratives, for which there are standard plots and structures and characterizations readily available, women play a generally domestic role. Not only is the book a highly valuable resource detailing the social role of women in ancient Israel, and showing how the interpretation of women in the bible has been influenced by convention, but also it is a challenging reminder of how outdated attitudes can still prevail.

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    • Author

      Athalya Brenner-Idan

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      November 2014

    • Edition

      2nd Revised edition

    • Weight

      290g

    • Page Count

      168

    • Dimensions

      155 x 232 x 16 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567657732

    • ISBN-10

      0567657736

    • Eden Code

      4294769

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    • Author/Creator: Athalya Brenner-Idan

    • ISBN: 9780567657732

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: November 2014

    • Weight: 290g

    • Dimensions: 155 x 232 x 16 mm

    • Eden Code: 4294769


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