Wom(b)an: a cultural-narrative reading of the Hebrew Bible barrenness narratives

Wom(b)an -- (In)fertility in the ancient Near East -- (In)fertility in the Akan culture -- Biological barrenness -- Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel: beautiful and barren -- Infertility in the former prophets -- Social barrenness -- Leah and Michal: estranged wives -- Dinah and Princess Tamar: violated wom...

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Main Author: De-Whyte, Janice Pearl Ewurama (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In: Biblical interpretation series (volume 162)
Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: De-Whyte, Janice Pearl Ewurama, Wom(b)an] (2021) (Zhang, Ying)
Series/Journal:Biblical interpretation series volume 162
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Woman / Bible
B Woman / Fertility / Old Testament
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
HB Old Testament
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Feminist exegesis
B Genealogy
B People of God
B Bible
B Hannah Mother of Samuel
B Women in the Bible
B Anthropology
B Bible. Genesis 30
B Israel Antiquity
B Old Testament
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Childlessness in the Bible
B Rahel Biblical person
B Bible. Samuel 1. 1-2
B Hermeneutics
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:Wom(b)an -- (In)fertility in the ancient Near East -- (In)fertility in the Akan culture -- Biological barrenness -- Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel: beautiful and barren -- Infertility in the former prophets -- Social barrenness -- Leah and Michal: estranged wives -- Dinah and Princess Tamar: violated women -- Tamar and Naomi-Ruth: widows
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004360972