Prophets male and female: gender and prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the ancient Near East

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction, Corrine Carvalho and Jonathan Stökl -- Part 1: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East and Greece -- "Her Outdoors": An Anthropological Perspective on Female Prophets and Prophecy, Lester L. Grabbe -- Gender and Prophetic Agency in the Ancient...

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Contributors: Stökl, Jonathan 1977- (Editor) ; Carvalho, Corrine 1958- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Atlanta SBL Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Series/Journal:Ancient Israel and Its Literature v.15
Ancient Israel and Its Literature Ser v.15
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Old Testament / Prophecy
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Gender-specific role
B Collection of essays
B Sex role - Biblical teaching
B Ancient Orient
B Electronic books
B Old Testament
B Prophecy
B Prophet
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction, Corrine Carvalho and Jonathan Stökl -- Part 1: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East and Greece -- "Her Outdoors": An Anthropological Perspective on Female Prophets and Prophecy, Lester L. Grabbe -- Gender and Prophetic Agency in the Ancient Near East and in Greece, Martti Nissinen -- Gender "Ambiguity" in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy? A Reassessment of the Data behind a Popular Theory, Jonathan Stökl -- The Misconstrued Role of the Assinnu in Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy, Ilona Zsolnay -- The Role of the Female Seer/Prophet in Ancient Greece, Anselm C. Hagedorn -- Female Prophets among Montanists, Antti Marjanen -- Part 2: Prophecy in Biblical Texts -- Speaking in Dreams: The Figure of Miriam and Prophecy, Hanna Tervanotko -- Childless Female Diviners in the Bible and Beyond, Esther J. Hamori -- "Misogyny" in Service of Theocentricity: Legitimate or Not?, Dale Launderville -- Spermatic Spluttering Pens: Concerning the Construction and Breakdown of Prophetic Masculinity, Roland Boer -- Sex and the Single Prophet: Marital Status and Gender in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Corrine L. Carvalho -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index of Primary Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Concordance of Text Numbers.
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ISBN:1589837762