Adoption in the Hebrew Bible
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Adoption in the Hebrew Bible

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Adoption in the Hebrew Bible

About this book

To remedy a scholarly lacuna on the study of adoption in the Hebrew Bible, chapters in this volume examine this topic from a variety of perspectives, including trauma, transfers of children, motives for adoption, the performance of parenthood, and studies of metaphor and practice. Divided into three sections, part one highlights the absence of specific adoption terminology and demonstrates the need for deeper considerations of methodological approaches and the categories we-as modern readers-bring to the texts. Part two considers the practices and language that we do see around ancient adoptions, and focuses on the actions and implications of transferring children or parentage. Finally, part three focuses on divine adoption and metaphors and motifs that speak to the dual themes of loss and gain that are entwined in adoption. As a whole, Adoption in the Hebrew Bible highlights the prevalence of adoptive practices and draws attention to the fluidity underlying constructions of 'family' in the Hebrew Bible and also the wider ancient Near East. The theme of adoption centres both parents and children, thereby complicating scholarly constructions of families in ancient societies and reminding readers of the fragility, strength, and importance of belonging in a family.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9780567705365
Edition
0
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. CONTENTS
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. CONTRIBUTORS
  8. ABBREVIATIONS
  9. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: ADOPTION AND FAMILIAL COMPLEXITY IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
  10. Part I ITā€™S COMPLICATED: ADOPTION, SURROGACY, AND PARENTAL CHALLENGES
  11. Chapter 2 ABSENCE OF ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE? CHILDIST, COMPARATIVE, AND CROSS-CULTURAL INSIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO A TEXTUAL CONUNDRUM
  12. Chapter 3 ā€œI WILL BE BUILT UP THROUGH HERā€: SURROGACY AND ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
  13. Chapter 4 CENTERING THE CHILD: THE ADOPTION METAPHOR IN NATHANā€™S PARABLE (2 SAMUEL 12: 1-4)
  14. Part II ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE AND ANCIENT NEAR EAST
  15. Chapter 5 CLAIMING THE UNCLAIMED: THE ROLE OF FEET IN ADOPTION AND LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
  16. Chapter 6 ā€œVANDALIZED INNOCENCEā€: EZEKIEL 16 AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN MARRIAGE ADOPTIONS
  17. Chapter 7ā€œ THE SEED OF MENā€ (1 SAM 1: 11) OR HOW TO HYBRID-FOSTER A FUTURE LEADER
  18. Part III IDENTITY AND THE IMPACT OF ADOPTION
  19. Chapter 8 ā€œHE WAS TO HER AS A SONā€: THE INTERCULTURAL ADOPTION OF MOSES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
  20. Chapter 9 ā€œSOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILDā€: CONSIDERING THE METAPHOR OF DIVINE ADOPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRAUMA
  21. Chapter 10 COMING HOME TO ZION: YAHWEHā€™S ADOPTION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATIONS
  22. INDEX OF BIBLICAL TEXTS
  23. GENERAL INDEX