Israel's God: Mother and Midwife
The social institution of midwifery in the ancient world can be reconstructed by using not only the Bible, but social sciences like archaeology, anthropology and health care research as well. Then, with this reconstruction in mind, some selections of ancient Near Eastern and Biblical literature—like...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1989
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1989, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 115-120 |
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| Summary: | The social institution of midwifery in the ancient world can be reconstructed by using not only the Bible, but social sciences like archaeology, anthropology and health care research as well. Then, with this reconstruction in mind, some selections of ancient Near Eastern and Biblical literature—like Psalm 29 and Genesis 2—4—can be re-read to appreciate how much the communities who developed these texts drew on the work of the midwife to describe the work of God as creator! |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798901900402 |