Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and GenderKristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, Valarie H. Ziegler This anthology surveys more than 2,000 years of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim commentary and debate on the biblical story that continues to raise questions about what it means to be a man or to be a woman. |
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... brought to bed of a son , " or that they themselves were " brought to bed of my darling daughter Elizabeth . " The phrase suggests the simultaneously active and passive roles for women in the processes of childbirth at the same time as ...
... brought to bed of a son , " or that they themselves were " brought to bed of my darling daughter Elizabeth . " The phrase suggests the simultaneously active and passive roles for women in the processes of childbirth at the same time as ...
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... brought wicker baskets of blood sausage and small crocks of fresh, hot fried cabbage. A German relative arrived with knofli noodles topped with strips of goat cheese. Joette brought true American cuisine, a tater-tot casserole. Moonbeam ...
... brought wicker baskets of blood sausage and small crocks of fresh, hot fried cabbage. A German relative arrived with knofli noodles topped with strips of goat cheese. Joette brought true American cuisine, a tater-tot casserole. Moonbeam ...
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... brought in a district court of the United States in accordance with the provisions of the General Venue Statute ( U. S. C. , 1940 edition , title 28 , sec . 112 , as amended ) applicable to other civil suits , except that such actions ...
... brought in a district court of the United States in accordance with the provisions of the General Venue Statute ( U. S. C. , 1940 edition , title 28 , sec . 112 , as amended ) applicable to other civil suits , except that such actions ...
Contents
General Introduction I | 1 |
Hebrew Bible Accounts | 15 |
SELECTIONS AND COMMENTARY | 22 |
Copyright | |
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