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Controlling Corporeality: The Body and the Household in Ancient Israel
Controlling Corporeality The Body and the Household in Ancient Israel
Author: Jon L. Berquist
Human bodily existence is at the core of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures - from birth to death. From God's creation of Adam out of clay, to the narratives of priests and kings whose regulations governed bodily practices, the Hebrew Bible focuses on the human body. Moreover, ancient Israel's understanding of the human body has gre...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780813530154
ISBN-10: 0813530156
Publication Date: 1/1/2002
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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