A Biblical Investigation of Matriarchal Structures in Ancient Semitic Life
This article demonstrates that a gender-stratified template for the leadership of family and government believed to be modeled after ancient Semitic patriarchal structures according to a pattern found in Old Testament biblical texts is erroneous. It shall demonstrate that strong elements of matriarc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of pentecostal theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-73 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
matriarch
patriarch
kinship
matrilineal
patrilineal
eponym
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article demonstrates that a gender-stratified template for the leadership of family and government believed to be modeled after ancient Semitic patriarchal structures according to a pattern found in Old Testament biblical texts is erroneous. It shall demonstrate that strong elements of matriarchalism existed alongside of patriarchalism and that Old Testament texts offer no accurate template for gender-based governance. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5251 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of pentecostal theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455251-02501009 |