Give me children or I shall die: children and communal survival in biblical literature
"In the subsistence agricultural social context of the Hebrew Bible, children were necessary for communal survival. In such an economy, children's labor contributes to the family's livelihood from a young age, rather than simply preparing the child for future adult work. Ethnographic...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis
Fortress Press
c2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: KOEPF-TAYLOR, LAUREL W., Give Me Children or I Shall Die: Children and Communal Survival in Biblical Literature] (2015) (Parker, Julie Faith)
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| Series/Journal: | Emerging scholars
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Child
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Children (Middle East)
History To 1500
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc B Children in the Bible B Thesis B Children Cross-cultural studies |