ABSTRACT
Women in the Hebrew Bible presents the first one-volume overview covering the interpretation of women's place in man's world within the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Written by the major scholars in the field of biblical studies and literary theory, these essays examine attitudes toward women and their status in ancient Near Eastern societies, focusing on the Israelite society portrayed by the Hebrew Bible.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|73 pages
The Social World of Women in Ancient Israel
chapter 2|12 pages
“And the Women Knead Dough”
The Worship of the Queen of Heaven in Sixth-Century Judah
chapter 4|7 pages
Structure and Patriarchal functions in the Biblical Betrothal Type-Scene
Some Preliminary Notes
part 2|82 pages
Reading Women into Biblical Narratives
chapter 8|19 pages
The Harlot as Heroine
Narrative Art and Social Presupposition in Three Old Testament Texts
part 3|51 pages
Goddesses and Women of Magic
chapter 12|20 pages
A Heifer from Thy Stable
On Goddesses and the Status of Women in the Ancient Near East
part 4|82 pages
Rereading Women in the bible
chapter 16|7 pages
“A Son Is Born to Naomi!”
Literary Allusions and Interpretation in the Book of Ruth
part 5|96 pages
Sexual Politics in the Hebrew Bible
chapter 22|16 pages
Adultery in the House of David
The Metanarrative of Biblical Scholarship and the Narratives of the Bible
part 6|71 pages
Feminist Identities in Biblical Interpretation
part 7|64 pages
The Social World of Women in Ancient Israel
chapter 35|20 pages
Good to the Last Drop
Viewing the Sotah (Numbers 5.11–31) as the Glass Half Empty and Wondering How to View It Half Full
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