| Away from the Father's House Contributor(s): Leeb, Carolyn S. (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841271055 ISBN-13: 9781841271057 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: Building on the biblical narrative and on social world analysis, Leeb argues that the terms NA'AR and NA'ARAH refer to persons displaced from the father's house (BET 'AB), usually as a result of debt slavery. Hence, rather than working his father's land, and becoming in turn the head of his own household, the NA'AR, as a domestic or military servant, helps build the household of another. Less frequently, the weakness or absence of the father leads to the same, or a similar, predicament. Any woman venturing from her own household is also likely to acquire the status of a NA'ARAH. This is a novel and challenging study in ancient Israelite social structure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 221.6 |
| LCCN: 00304307 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.4" W x 9.56" (0.96 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Building on the biblical narrative and on social world analysis, Leeb argues that the terms NA'AR and NA'ARAH refer to persons displaced from the father's house (BET 'AB), usually as a result of debt slavery. Hence, rather than working his father's land, and becoming in turn the head of his own household, the NA'AR, as a domestic or military servant, helps build the household of another. Less frequently, the weakness or absence of the father leads to the same, or a similar, predicament. Any woman venturing from her own household is also likely to acquire the status of a NA'ARAH. This is a novel and challenging study in ancient Israelite social structure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. |