Children in ancient Israel: the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in comparative perspective
This work examines recent developments in the study of the child in antiquity. By gathering data from the ancient Near East to delineate the stages of a child's life, Flynn depicts the role of children in biblical texts.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Flynn, Shawn W., Children in ancient Israel : the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in comparative perspective] (2021) (Elkins, Kathleen Gallagher)
[Rezension von: Flynn, Shawn W., Children in ancient Israel : the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in comparative perspective] (2019) (Parker, Julie Faith) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Child
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| Further subjects: | B
Children in the Bible
B Electronic books B Children-Israel-History B Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This work examines recent developments in the study of the child in antiquity. By gathering data from the ancient Near East to delineate the stages of a child's life, Flynn depicts the role of children in biblical texts. Cover -- Children in Ancient Israel -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Value of Ancient Children -- Assessing an Emerging Field -- Stages of Childhood: A Linguistic Test Case -- The Comparative Method -- Overview -- 2. The Pre-Born Child -- Mesopotamia -- Medical Texts -- Connecting Child and Deity in Domestic Ritual and Prayer -- The Child-Deity Connection of the Domestic Cult in Creation Myths -- The Mesopotamian View of Pre-Born Children -- The Hebrew Bible -- Jeremiah -- Psalm 139 -- Conclusions -- 3.Times of Transition and Stability -- Mesopotamia -- Breast-Feeding and Wet-Nursing -- Scribal Culture -- Times of Transition For Mesopotamian Children -- Abandonment and Exposure -- Adoption as Societal Response? -- Sale Adoptions and Slavery -- The Hebrew Bible -- Exodus 1:15-2:10 -- Scribal Education in Ancient Israel (Psalm 78:1-9) -- Biblical Orphans -- 1 Samuel 1-3 -- Conclusions -- 4. When Children Die: The Interplay between Value and Violence -- Mesopotamia -- Children Dying in War -- Magical Threats, Curses, and Religious Responses -- The Prevalence of Child Sacrifice? -- Summarizing Violence Against Children and the Legal Response -- Levantine Childhood Burials -- Connecting Womb and Tomb -- A Child's Value in the Face of Violence -- Hebrew Bible -- Violence Against Biblical Children (Psalm 137 and 2 Kings 8:11-12) -- 2 Samuel 12 -- 2 Kings 2: The Boys and the Bears -- Genesis 22 and Biblical Childhood Sacrifice -- Conclusions -- 5. Once a Child, Always a Child -- Child Obligations and The Domestic Cult in Mesopotamia and The Levant -- Childhood Delinquency and its Consequences -- The Hebrew Bible -- Recalling the Child-Deity Connection in Adulthood -- Ezekiel 16 -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical Sources -- Subject Index -- Index of Authors. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780191087011 |
