Rediscovering Eve ancient Israelite women in context
by
Meyers, Carol L.
Title
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Rediscovering Eve ancient Israelite women in context
Author
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Meyers, Carol L.
ISBN
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9780199875948
9780199979332
Personal Author
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Meyers, Carol L.
Publication Information
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New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Physical Description
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1 online resource.
General Note
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This work was published in 1988 under "Discovering Eve : ancient Israelite women in context".
Contents
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1. Eve and Israelite women: understanding the task -- 2. Resources for the task -- 3. Setting the scene: the ancient environment -- 4. Eve in Eden: Genesis 2-3 -- 5. Eve out of Eden: Genesis 3:16 -- 6. Eve's world: the household -- 7. Women and household maintenance, part I: economic, reproductive, and socio-political activities -- 8. Women and household maintenance, part II: religious activities excursus: professional women -- 9. Gender and society: reconstructing relationships, rethinking systems -- Epilogue: Beyond the Hebrew Bible.
Abstract
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Analyzing the biblical material in light of recent archaeological discoveries about rural village life in ancient Palestine, Meyers depicts Israelite women as strong and significant actors within their families and society.
Subject Term
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Jewish women -- Palestine -- History.
Women in Judaism.
Women in the Bible.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
Jewish women. (OCoLC)fst00983062
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Women in Judaism. (OCoLC)fst01177801
Women in the Bible. (OCoLC)fst01177997
Geographic Term
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Palestine -- Social life and customs -- To 70 A.D.
Middle East -- Palestine. (OCoLC)fst01207534
Genre
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Electronic books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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| IYTE Library | E-Book | 521993-1001 | HQ1172 .M49 2013 EB | Online |