
Growing Up in Ancient Israel
Children in Material Culture and Biblical Texts
Kristine Henriksen Garroway(Author)
Society of Biblical Literature (Publisher)
Published on 19. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-1-62837-211-3 (ISBN)
Description
Growing Up in Ancient Israel uses a child-centered methodology to investigate the world of children in ancient Israel. Where sources from ancient Israel are lacking, the book turns to cross-cultural materials from the ancient Near East as well as archaeological, anthropological, and ethnographic sources. Acknowledging that childhood is both biologically determined and culturally constructed, the book explores conception, birth, infancy, dangers in childhood, the growing child, dress, play, and death. To bridge the gap between the ancient world and today’s world, Kristine Henriksen Garroway introduces examples from contemporary society to illustrate how the Hebrew Bible compares with a Western understanding of children and childhood.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atlanta
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62837-211-3 (9781628372113)
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