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Ben Sira and the Men Who Handle Books: Gender and the Rise of Canon-Consciousness (Hebrew Bible Monographs)
Ben Sira and the Men Who Handle Books Gender and the Rise of CanonConsciousness - Hebrew Bible Monographs
Author: Claudia V. Camp
What have women to do with the rise of canon-consciousness in early Judaism? Quite a lot, Claudia Camp argues, if the book written by the early second-century BCE scribe, Ben Sira, is any indication. One of the few true misogynists in the biblical tradition, Ben Sira is beset with gender anxiety, fear that his women will sully his honor, their s...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781907534744
ISBN-10: 1907534741
Publication Date: 5/23/2013
Pages: 226
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Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
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