The lives of women are largely hidden in the Old Testament. New archaeological investigationsinto the households of Iron Age I have brought forward new evidence that sheds light on theauthority status and roles of women in the pre-monarchic tribal community. Conventional theory perceives that women were always oppressed and marginalised under a malevolentsystem of male rule in the Bible. The evidence indicates differently. Investigations in thedomestic sphere, where the household processes were under women’s control and management, imply that women held authority that was equal to male power in the public domain. It has been revealed that women held significant positions in the public sphere as well.This study, therefore, is an investiga...
In a history written by men, women are typically assigned minimal agency, hardly indicative of their...
This thesis explores the role and status of the biblical matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah, the fifth cen...
This paper explores the status of women in their original social and cultural contexts, starting wit...
Historically, those studying Israelite religion have ignored the existence of women in Iron Age Isra...
Historically, those studying Israelite religion have ignored the existence of women in Iron Age Isra...
The Bible, the holy scripture of Christianity,has exerted a profound influence on Western society. I...
The Bible, the holy scripture of Christianity,has exerted a profound influence on Western society. I...
While there are creative pieces theorizing about Tamar and her inclusion in both David and Jesus’ ge...
The Babatha archive contains thirty-five legal papyri dating from 94 to 132 CE. They belonged to a J...
The Babatha archive contains thirty-five legal papyri dating from 94 to 132 CE. They belonged to a J...
Although women are acknowledged to have had an important role in affairs domestic, religious, and e...
The biblical book of the Old Testament (OT) portrays that the patriarchal society in ancient Israel ...
Feminist biblical scholarship has re-evaluated the status and influence that women held within early...
This paper shall demonstrate that a gender-stratified template for the leadership of family and gove...
Before the advent of Islam, the position of women varied widely across different regions and culture...
In a history written by men, women are typically assigned minimal agency, hardly indicative of their...
This thesis explores the role and status of the biblical matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah, the fifth cen...
This paper explores the status of women in their original social and cultural contexts, starting wit...
Historically, those studying Israelite religion have ignored the existence of women in Iron Age Isra...
Historically, those studying Israelite religion have ignored the existence of women in Iron Age Isra...
The Bible, the holy scripture of Christianity,has exerted a profound influence on Western society. I...
The Bible, the holy scripture of Christianity,has exerted a profound influence on Western society. I...
While there are creative pieces theorizing about Tamar and her inclusion in both David and Jesus’ ge...
The Babatha archive contains thirty-five legal papyri dating from 94 to 132 CE. They belonged to a J...
The Babatha archive contains thirty-five legal papyri dating from 94 to 132 CE. They belonged to a J...
Although women are acknowledged to have had an important role in affairs domestic, religious, and e...
The biblical book of the Old Testament (OT) portrays that the patriarchal society in ancient Israel ...
Feminist biblical scholarship has re-evaluated the status and influence that women held within early...
This paper shall demonstrate that a gender-stratified template for the leadership of family and gove...
Before the advent of Islam, the position of women varied widely across different regions and culture...
In a history written by men, women are typically assigned minimal agency, hardly indicative of their...
This thesis explores the role and status of the biblical matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah, the fifth cen...
This paper explores the status of women in their original social and cultural contexts, starting wit...