Away from the Father's House [[electronic resource] ] : the social location of na'ar and na'arah in Ancient Israel / / Carolyn S. Leeb

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453697203321
• Autore: Leeb Carolyn S
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sheffield, : Sheffield Academic, c2000
• ISBN: 1-281-84161-7; 9786611841614; 0-567-33708-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 301
• Disciplina: 221.6; 221.95
• Soggetti: Naʻar (The Hebrew word); Sociology, Biblical; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographic references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 METHODS; Chapter 3 SPECIFIC TEXTS IN THE HEBREW BIBLE: HOUSE BOYS AND FIELD HANDS; Chapter 4 FIGHTING MEN AND BATTLEFIELD ASSISTANTS; Chapter 5 DANGEROUS SITUATIONS; Chapter 6 WOMEN: UNPROTECTED AND VULNERABLE; Chapter 7 OTHER USES OF [Omited]; Chapter 8 RELATED WORDS IN OTHER LANGUAGES; Chapter 9 CONCLUSIONS; Appendix: Named [Omitted]; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Building on the biblical narrative and on social world analysis, Leeb argues that the terms NA'AR and NA'ARAH refer to persons displaced from the father's house (BET 'AB), usually as a result of debt slavery. Hence, rather than working his father's land, and becoming in turn the head of his own household, the NA'AR, as a domestic or military servant, helps build the household of another. Less frequently, the weakness or absence of the father leads to the same, or a similar, predicament. Any woman venturing from her own household is also likely to acquire the status of a NA'ARAH. This is a nove