Shawn W. Flynn (St Joseph's Co Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible

Children in Ancient Israel

The Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in Comparative Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

This work examines recent developments in the study of the child in antiquity. By gathering data from the ancient Near East to delineate the stages of a child's life, Flynn depicts the role of children in biblical texts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780198784210
• ISBN-10: 019878421X
• Artikelnr.: 51964617

Autorenporträt

Shawn W. Flynn received a PhD from the University of Toronto (2012) in Ancient Near Eastern studies. His first book was YHWH is King published with Brill in Vetus Testamentum Supplements. He is currently an Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta, and the Academic Dean of the College.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
1: The Value of Ancient Children
2: The Pre-Born Child
3: Times of Transition and Stability
4: When Children Die: The Interplay between Value and Violence
5: Once A Child, Always a Child
Bibliography