Women in the Hebrew Bible

by Alice Bach (Editor), Phyllis Bird, Carole D. Fontaine

Women in the Hebrew Bible presents the first one-volume overview covering the interpretation of women's place in man's world within the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Written by the major scholars in the field of biblical studies and literary theory, these essays examine attitudes toward women and their status in ancient Near Eastern societies, focusing on the Israelite society portrayed by the Hebrew Bible.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Judaism, Christianity, Jewish, Old Testament, Biblical Studies

566 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jessi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe instead of reading the biblical scholarship that’s “highly” recommended to me, I should stick to the ones with fun titles cause they seem to be the only ones that have anything more than the most basic analysis.

I learned everything in this book in my first semester of grad school so this was a huge bummer to read