The Priestly Language of Gender
The Priestly author in Leviticus 1-16 uses terms connected to sex and gender, both gender-specific terms like זכר ,אשה ,איש, and נקבה and gender-neutral terms such as אדם and נפש, as technical terminology. P's precise usage reflects a carefully structured view of the world and of the cult that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Mohr Siebeck
[2019]
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| In: |
Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 416-430 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gender-specific role
/ Gender composition
/ Gender-neutral language
/ Terminology
/ ishah
/ zkr
/ îsh
/ neḳevah
/ adam (Word)
/ Nefeš / Word
/ Bible. Levitikus 1-16
/ Priestly document
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | The Priestly author in Leviticus 1-16 uses terms connected to sex and gender, both gender-specific terms like זכר ,אשה ,איש, and נקבה and gender-neutral terms such as אדם and נפש, as technical terminology. P's precise usage reflects a carefully structured view of the world and of the cult that is aimed at safeguarding the people's purity. In addition, P seems to recognize the difference between biological sex and gender related to personhood, something more akin to what we might term socially constructed gender. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2019-0027 |