Maternal Grief In The Hebrew Bible

Author : Ekaterina E. Kozlova
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198796879

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Maternal Grief in the Hebrew Bible by Ekaterina E. Kozlova Pdf

Setting out from the observation made in the social sciences that maternal grief can at times be a motor of societal change, Ekaterina E. Kozlova demonstrates that a similar mechanism operates also in the biblical world. Kozlova argues that maternal grief is treated as a model or archetype of grief in biblical and Ancient Near Eastern literature. The work considers three narratives and one poem that illustrate the transformative power of maternal grief in the biblical presentation: Gen 21, Hagar and Ishmael in the desert; 2 Sam 21: 1-14, Rizpah versus King David; 2 Sam 14, the speech of the Tekoite woman; Jer 31: 15-22, Rachel weeping for her children. Although only one of the texts literally refers to a bereaved mother (2 Sam 21 on Rizpah), all four passages draw on the motif of maternal grief, and all four stage some form of societal transformation.

Author : Laura Quick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192598875

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Dress, Adornment, and the Body in the Hebrew Bible by Laura Quick Pdf

Dress, Adornment, and the Body in the Hebrew Bible is the first monograph to treat dress and adornment in biblical literature in the English language. It moves beyond a description of these aspects of ancient life to encompass notions of interpersonal relationships and personhood that underpin practices of dress and adornment. Laura Quick explores the ramifications of body adornment in the biblical world, informed by a methodologically plural approach incorporating material culture alongside philology, textual exegesis, comparative evidence, and sociological models. Drawing upon and synthesizing insights from material culture and texts from across the eastern Mediterranean, the volume reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in biblical texts. It shows how body adornment can deepen understanding of attitudes towards the self in the ancient world. In Quick's reconstruction of ancient performances of the self, the body serves as the observed centre in which complex ideologies of identity, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and social status are articulated. The adornment of the body is thus an effective means of non-verbal communication, but one which at the same time is controlled by and dictated through normative social values. Exploring dress, adornment, and the body can therefore open up hitherto unexplored perspectives on these social values in the ancient world, an essential missing piece in understanding the social and cultural world which shaped the Hebrew Bible.

Author : Carolyn Sharp
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783170400818

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Jeremiah 26-52 by Carolyn Sharp Pdf

This commentary illumines Jer 26-52 through historical, literary, feminist, and postcolonial analysis. Ideologies of subjugation and resistance are entangled in the Jeremiah traditions. The reader is guided through narratives of extreme violence, portrayals of iconic allies and adversaries, and complex gestures of scribal resilience. Judah's cultural trauma is refracted through prose that mimics Neo-Babylonian colonizing ideology, dramatic scenes of survival, and poetry alight with the desire for vengeance against enemies. The commentary's historical and literary arguments are enriched by insights from archaeology, feminist translation theory, and queer studies.

Author : David A. Bosworth
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506491042

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Creation and Emotion in the Old Testament by David A. Bosworth Pdf

Creation conjures emotion and thereby shapes how we think and act. People fear snakes and enclosed spaces, and delight in well-watered landscapes. Language about nature evokes these emotional meanings and their consequences. We may construe nature as a mother to enhance love of creation and motivate care for our common home. Mother nature becomes a caregiving source of life rather than an inert resource. Alternatively, we may focus on the dangers or uselessness of a swamp so that we may drain it and plant crops. Creation and the ways we speak about it reflect and shape emotion and influence behavior. Every reference to the natural word in biblical literature involves some emotional resonance. Any animal might have intruded into the paradise of Eden, but the biblical narrative gives this role to a snake. The serpent elicits ominous foreboding because snakes evoke fear and fascination. Isaiah amplifies the joy of Israel's restoration by depicting deserts transforming into fertile fields and creation itself rejoicing. Biblical authors draw on human emotional responsiveness to creation to express and elicit emotions. David A. Bosworth analyzes how biblical texts use creation to conjure emotion. He draws on the science of emotion, including research on human emotional responsiveness to nature. Ancient texts correlate with contemporary research on how human environments shape emotion and behavior. The chapters unfold how specific emotions emerge from biblical references to aspects of creation.

Author : Jacob L. Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108490931

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Why the Bible Began by Jacob L. Wright Pdf

With a bold new thesis about the discovery of 'peoplehood,' this book revolutionizes our understanding of the Bible and its historical achievement.

Author : Shayna Sheinfeld,Juni Hoppe,Kathy Ehrensperger
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978714564

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Constructions of Gender in Religious Traditions of Late Antiquity by Shayna Sheinfeld,Juni Hoppe,Kathy Ehrensperger Pdf

This volume examines questions concerning the construction of gender and identity in the earliest days of what is now Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Methodologically explicit, the contributions analyze textual and material sources related to these religious traditions in their cultural contexts. The sources examined are predominantly products of patriarchal elite discourses requiring innovative approaches to unveil aspects of gender otherwise hidden. This volume extends the discussion represented in the volume Gender and Second-Temple Judaism (2020) and highlights the fruitfulness of interdisciplinary research beyond anachronistic discipline distinctions.

Author : Helen Leneman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567673749

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Musical Illuminations of Genesis Narratives by Helen Leneman Pdf

This volume examines the stories of Genesis in music, showing how musical settings can illuminate many of the Bible's most noted tales. Helen Leneman studies oratorios, operas and songs (as well as their librettos) to shed light on how Genesis has been understood and experienced over time. Examining an extensive range of musical settings of stories from the book of Genesis, Leneman offers an overview of chiefly 19th and 20th century musical engagements with this biblical text. Leneman first discusses how Eve's inner thoughts are explored by noted French composers Jules Massenet and Gabriel Fauré. The text then enters the deep waters of Noah's flood in examination of several compositions, including two unusual settings by Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten, as well as more conventional settings by Saint-Saëns and Donizetti. Two major 19th century oratorio settings of Abraham's story by lesserknown German composers Martin Blumner and Karl Mangold provide fascinating illuminations of the Abraham narratives, whereas parts of Rebecca's story are found in works by César Franck, Ferdinand Hiller, and most unusually, by a French woman composer, Célanie Carissan. Finally, Leneman shows how Joseph's story was set in numerous oratorios (including by Handel) but that one of the most important works based on his story is an opera by 18th century French composer Etienne Méhul. In addition to discussing these larger 19th century works, Leneman also examines several interesting atonal 20th century works based on the stories of Eve and the Flood, shedding new light on the history of the interpretation of the Book of Genesis.

Author : Christoph Berner,Manuel Schäfer,Martin Schott,Sarah Schulz,Martina Weingärtner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678485

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Clothing and Nudity in the Hebrew Bible by Christoph Berner,Manuel Schäfer,Martin Schott,Sarah Schulz,Martina Weingärtner Pdf

The volume discusses nudity and clothing in the Hebrew Bible, covering anthropological, theological, archaeology and religious-historical aspects. These aspects are addressed in three separate sections, enhanced by over a hundred pictures and illustrations. Part I places nudity and clothing in its ancient Israelite context, with discussions of methodology, the ancient Near Eastern evidence (including material culture and iconography), and an assessment of central aspects of the biblical material such as fabrication and uses of textiles, lexicography, theological and anthropological implications. Part II looks at key themes such as mourning, death, encounters with the divine and issues of power and status. Finally, Part III presents several close studies of key passages from narrative, prophetic and wisdom texts where clothing and nudity play an important role.

Author : Manitza Kotzé,Nadia Marais,Nina Müller van Velden
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666708134

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Sexual Reformation? by Manitza Kotzé,Nadia Marais,Nina Müller van Velden Pdf

Inasmuch as "sex" and "sexuality" are not words often spoken from pulpits and in academic theological circles, a vast number of utterances have been made in the name of so-called "Christian values" and "biblical views" on sex and sexuality. These are often given from moral-ethical perspectives, and seemingly very prescriptive: who should have sex with whom, when sex should take place, which purposes sex should serve--and especially, when sex is wrong. Moreover, often there is little or no recognition of the complexities surrounding human sexuality, resulting in what appears to be a blueprint for sexuality, applicable to all persons. This volume contains fourteen theological and ethical reflections by South African scholars on human sexuality, with the aim of exploring what a sexual reformation within Christian dialogue might entail. Presented in three sections--namely, systematic theological reflections, biblical reflections, and ethical reflections--the essays represent a range of topics from a variety of perspectives: Luther and marriage; sexual abuse in the Catholic Church; body theology and the sexual revolution; reproductive technologies, sexuality and reproduction; reproductive loss; hermeneutical choices and gender reformation in (South) Africa; queer engagements with "bra" Joseph; explorations on Paul and sex; rape culture and violent deities; the church's moral authority and sexual ethics; practical-theological considerations regarding infertility; empirical research on masculinities in Zambia; and the lived experience of transgender people in African Independent Churches.

Author : Beth M. Stovell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498273718

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Making Sense of Motherhood by Beth M. Stovell Pdf

Motherhood provides a crucial place for exploring human life and its meaning. Within motherhood lies a deep tension between the pain, crisis, and association with death in motherhood and the joy, transformation, and life in motherhood. Few metaphors in Scripture (or in life) stand so firmly between life and death, love and loss, and joy and deep pain. After all, motherhood's meaning in part comes again and again at these crucial crossroads. Thus, motherhood has powerful implications for our biblical and theological understanding. Bringing together Jewish and ecumenical Christian scholars from North America, Oceania, and South America, this edited volume provides biblical and theological perspectives on understanding motherhood. The authors reflect upon a selection of biblical texts, systematic theologians, and Christian spiritual traditions to dialogue with the experience of maternity in its diverse manifestations. The purpose of the book is to provide essays that--through these biblical and theological lenses--engage the question of motherhood today, from the experience of pregnancy and birth, to raising children, to losing children and coping with grief. In this way, this volume helps to "make sense" of the complexity of motherhood.

Author : Cynthia R. Chapman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780300197945

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The House of the Mother by Cynthia R. Chapman Pdf

This work reevaluates the biblical house of the father in light of the anthropological critique of the patrilineal model. It uncovers and defines the contours of an underappreciated yet socially significant kinship unit in the Bible: 'the house of the mother.'

Author : Yamin Levy
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0881256099

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Confronting the Loss of a Baby by Yamin Levy Pdf

Author : Mayer Irwin Gruber
Publisher : University of South Florida
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015033135081

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The Motherhood of God and Other Studies by Mayer Irwin Gruber Pdf

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Author : Sandy Falk,Daniel Judson
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580236478

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The Jewish Pregnancy Book by Sandy Falk,Daniel Judson Pdf

A first-of-its-kind guide to nourishing your pregnancy with wisdom from Jewish tradition. B’shah Tovah! You’re pregnant! With all the changes happening to your body right now, it would be easy to focus only on the physical aspects of this life-changing event. But pregnancy is also a spiritually meaningful period in life, a time to reflect and comfort the soul. The Jewish Pregnancy Book is the first resource to nurture the body, mind and soul of the pregnant woman by combining up-to-date medical information with spiritual nourishment from Jewish tradition. For the soul—Ancient and modern prayers and rituals for each stage of pregnancy, as well as traditional Jewish wisdom on pregnancy. For the body—Pre-natal Aleph-Bet yoga, a unique blend of yoga and spirituality inspired by the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. For the mind—Medical information on topics such as fetal development, pre-natal testing, and potential pregnancy problems, as well as discussions from a contemporary Jewish perspective on ethical issues such as selective reduction and home birth. In clear, easy-to-follow, accessible language, this groundbreaking handbook guides you through the miraculous and challenging process of creation, engaging your whole being in a uniquely Jewish way.

Author : John Mee Fuller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCAL:B3127990

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A Dictionary of the Bible by John Mee Fuller Pdf