A New Reading of Shiphrah and Puah - Recovering their Voices

Scholars have long debated whether Shiphrah and Puah, the feisty midwives of Exodus 2, were Hebrew or Egyptian. This article takes on the linguistic issue of their ethnicity and the etymology of their names anew, and, as a result, repositions them within Egyptian archaeological space. Situating them...

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Main Author: Janssen, Rosalind (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2018]
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 9-25
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Midwives
B Egyptian harem
B Exodus
B female tricksters
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)