Children in Ancient Israel - The Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in Comparative Perspective

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.

List of contents

• 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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Additional text

Children in Ancient Israel importantly opens a way forward for studying the "child's domestic-cultic value,"

Product details

• Authors: Flynn, Shawn W Flynn, Shawn W. Flynn, Shawn W. (Associate Professor of Hebrew Bib Flynn, Shawn W. (Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible Flynn
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780198784210
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878421-0
• No. of pages: 236
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity