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Children in the Bible and the Ancient World - Comparative and Historical Methods in Reading Ancient Children (Paperback)
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Children in the Bible and the Ancient World - Comparative and Historical Methods in Reading Ancient Children (Paperback)
Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East
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The topic of children in the Bible has long been under-represented,
but this has recently changed with the development of childhood
studies in broader fields, and the work of several dedicated
scholars. While many reading methods are employed in this emerging
field, comparative work with children in the ancient world has been
an important tool to understand the function of children in
biblical texts. Children in the Bible and the Ancient World broadly
introduces children in the ancient world, and specifically children
in the Bible. It brings together an international group of experts
who help readers understand how children are constructed in
biblical literature across three broad areas: children in the
Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, children in Christian
writings and the Greco-Roman world, and children and materiality.
The diverse essays cover topics such as: vows in Ugarit and the
Hebrew Bible, obstetric knowledge, infant abandonment, the role of
marriage, Greek abandonment texts, ritual entry for children into
Christian communities, education, sexual abuse, and the role of
archeological figurines in children's lives. The volume also
includes expertise in biological anthropology to study the skeletal
remains of ancient children, as well as how ancient texts
illuminate Mary's female maturity. The volume is written in an
accessible style suitable for non-specialists, and it is equipped
with a helpful resource bibliography that organizes select
secondary sources from these essays into meaningful categories for
further study. Children in the Bible and the Ancient World is a
helpful introduction to any who study children and childhood in the
ancient world. In addition, the volume will be of interest to
experts who are engaged in historical approaches to biblical
studies, while appreciating how the ancient world continues to
illuminate select topics in biblical texts.
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