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Discovering Eve : Ancient Israelite Women in Context by Carol Meyers (1988, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195049349
ISBN-139780195049343
eBay Product ID (ePID)4441886
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameDiscovering Eve : Ancient Israelite Women in Context
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1988
SubjectBiblical Studies / General, Linguistics / General, Gender & the Law
TypeTextbook
AuthorCarol Meyers
Subject AreaLaw, Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN87-031847
SynopsisTraditionally, many feminist scholars have looked to the Bible for clues to the sources of contemporary sexist attitudes; yet, the "biblical position" of women has been discussed only in light of the scriptural texts themselves. In an illuminating and critical analysis, Meyers argues that it is impossible to reconstruct a picture of the typical everyday life of women in ancient Israel using biblical sources alone. Scriptural texts, she contends, were written by a mostly male, urban elite, while women of the period were mostly rural villagers. In addition, the stories of women in the Bible generally concern exceptional, not ordinary, women. For these reasons, Meyers approaches the problem in a new way, complementing biblical source material with the results of recent archaeological investigations of village life and the insights of anthropology. This interdisciplinary approach enables her to present, for the first time, a picture of the way of life and status of women in biblical times based on hard data., Many feminist scholars have looked to the Bible for clues to the sources of contemporary sexist attitudes. Until now, however, the "biblical position" of women has been discussed only in light of the scriptural texts themselves. Approaching the problem in a new way, Carol Meyers complements biblical source material with the results of recent archaeological investigation of village life and the insights of social anthropology. This interdisciplinary approach enables her to present for the first time a picture of the way of life and status of women in biblical times based as far as possible on hard data., This groundbreaking study looks beyond biblical texts, which have had a powerful influence over our views of women's roles and worth, in order to reconstruct the typical everyday lives of women in ancient Israel. Meyers argues that biblical sources alone do not give a true picture of ancientIsraelite women because urban elite males wrote the vast majority of the scriptural texts and the stories of women in the Bible concern exceptional individuals rather than ordinary Israelite women. Analyzing the biblical material in light of recent archaeological discoveries about rural villagelife in ancient Palestine, Meyers depicts Israelite women not as submissive chattel in an oppressive patriarchy, but rather as strong and significant actors within their families and society.
LC Classification NumberHQ1172.M49 1988
