Leslie G Virnelson

Fruit of Her Hands

Women, Work, and Society in the Hebrew Bible. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 256 Seiten
ISBN 0197810810
EAN 9780197810811
Veröffentlicht 11. Dezember 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Oxford University Press
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Beschreibung

Fruit of Her Hands considers how specialized roles for women are reflected in the texts of the Hebrew Bible, focusing on four--midwives, diviners, weavers, and sex workers. Virnelson investigates the practice of each role in the ancient world and its corresponding portrayal in biblical texts.

Portrait

Leslie G. Virnelson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton Theological Seminary.