A Typology of Israelite Marriage: Kinship, Socio-Economic, and Religious Factors

This article examines the less commonly used Israelite language of marriage. The thesis is that the literary contexts of the marriage accounts leave traces of significant social, economic, and religious factors. These factors contributed to the shaping of Israelite culture and history. The words und...

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Main Author: Guenther, Allen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2005, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 387-407
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Summary:This article examines the less commonly used Israelite language of marriage. The thesis is that the literary contexts of the marriage accounts leave traces of significant social, economic, and religious factors. These factors contributed to the shaping of Israelite culture and history. The words under examination are ‭ותח‬, ‭אשנ‬, ‭בישה‬, ‭לעב‬.
ISSN:1476-6728
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0309089205054754