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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819119203321

Autore

Solvang Elna K

Titolo

A woman's place is in the house : royal women of Judah and their involvement in the House of David / / Elna K. Solvang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2003

ISBN

1-281-80316-2

9786611803162

0-567-30211-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 349

Disciplina

220.92082

Soggetti

Women in the Bible

Middle East Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-188) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1 WHO ARE THE ROYAL WOMEN OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST?; Chapter 2 WOMEN'S PLACE IN THE HOUSE; Part II; Chapter 3 WHO ARE THE ROYAL WOMEN OF THE HEBREW BIBLE?; Chapter 4 MICHAL: A ROYAL DAUGHTER; Chapter 5 BATHSHEBA: A QUEEN MOTHER; Chapter 6 ATHALIAH: A QUEEN AND A KING; CONCLUSION: THE ROYAL WOMEN OF JUDAH AND THE HOUSE OF DAVID; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W

Sommario/riassunto

Archaeological discoveries have increasingly brought to light evidence of women's involvement in the royal houses of the ancient Near East, yet such evidence has not fundamentally altered the perception of monarchy as an exclusively male-gendered theological, political, and social institution. Solvang's study assembles the evidence in search of an integrated view of royal women's position and power in critical functions of monarchy, challenging customary assumptions about women's place in the royal harem. The historical information serves as a backdrop for a literary reading of biblical texts