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The Figure of the Widow in the Hebrew Bible.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilfeather, Christie.
- Series:
- The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Widows in the Bible.
- Women in the Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.
- Summary:
- This volume explores the position of widows and widowhood in numerous texts throughout the Hebrew Bible.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1 'THE WIDOW WITHIN YOUR GATES' - THEPRESENTATION OF WIDOWHOOD IN THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY
- Chapter 2 'HER HEART SUNG FOR JOY' - THE WIDOW IN THE BOOK OF JOB
- Chapter 3 ECONOMICS OF WIDOWHOOD - INHERITANCE IN KINGS AND RUTH
- Chapter 4 FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE PARTNERS - WIDOWS IN LEVITICUS AND EZEKIEL
- Chapter 5 WIVES OF THE DEAD - RUTH AND TAMAR
- Chapter 6 'HOW LONELY SITS THE CITY' - POLITICAL WIDOWHOOD IN LAMENTATIONS
- CONCLUSIONS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX OF BIBLICAL REFERENCES
- INDEX OF TOPICS.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gilfeather, Christie The Figure of the Widow in the Hebrew Bible
- ISBN:
- 9780567727480
- OCLC:
- 1597390880
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