Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
22 - The Matriarch
Women and the Biblical Agenda
from Part IV - A People of Protest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- 22 The Matriarch
- 23 The Hero
- 24 The Other
- 25 The Soldier
- 26 The Prophet and the Priest
- 27 The Sage
- 28 The Poet
- 29 The Queen
- 30 Conclusions
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
The five daughters of the recently deceased Zelophehad are standing at the entrance of the Tabernacle. This hallowed place was the deity’s domicile, requiring the utmost respect and reverence. But instead of praying and worshipping there, these women are protesting.
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 355 - 365Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
References
Further Reading
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Crowder, Stephanie Buckhanon, When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective, Westminster John Knox, 2016.Google Scholar
Davison, Lisa Wilson, More Than a Womb: Childfree Women in the Hebrew Bible as Agents of the Holy, Cascade, 2021.Google Scholar
Demsky, Aaron, “The Daughters of Zelophehad: A Historical-Geographical Approach,” TheTorah.com, 2019, www.thetorah.com/article/the-daughters-of-zelophehad-a-historical-geographical-approach.Google Scholar
Exum, J. Cheryl, “‘Mother in Israel’: A Familiar Figure Reconsidered,” in Russell, Letty M. (ed.), Feminist Interpretation of the Bible, Presbyterian Publishing, 1985.Google Scholar
Hutner, Jan Lisa, Tevye’s Daughters, FF2 Media, 2014 (see sections 5 and 6 on Jane Austen and the biblical account of Zelophehad’s daughters).Google Scholar
Junior, Nyasha, Reimagining Hagar: Blackness and Bible, Oxford University Press, 2019.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kozlova, Ekaterina E., Maternal Grief in the Hebrew Bible, Oxford University Press, 2017.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Matskevich, Karalina, Construction of Gender and Identity in Genesis: The Subject and the Other, T&T Clark, 2020.Google Scholar
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Moss, Candida R., and Baden, Joel S., Reconceiving Infertility: Biblical Perspectives on Procreation and Childlessness, Princeton University Press, 2015.Google Scholar
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