02965nam 2200589 a 450 991081911920332120230617035619.01-281-80316-297866118031620-567-30211-3(CKB)1000000000552856(EBL)436925(OCoLC)285578115(SSID)ssj0000273056(PQKBManifestationID)12113729(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273056(PQKBWorkID)10309530(PQKB)10104703(MiAaPQ)EBC436925(Au-PeEL)EBL436925(CaPaEBR)ebr10256295(CaONFJC)MIL180316(OCoLC)893334545(EXLCZ)99100000000055285620030303d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA woman's place is in the house royal women of Judah and their involvement in the House of David /Elna K. SolvangLondon ;New York Sheffield Academic Pressc20031 online resource (217 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;349Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-6213-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-188) and indexes.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; WArchaeological 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 Journal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;349.Women in the BibleMiddle EastKings and rulersWomen in the Bible.220.92082Solvang Elna K1629661MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819119203321A woman's place is in the house3967525UNINA