Growing Up in Ancient Israel: Children in Material Culture and Biblical Texts

by Kristine Henriksen Garroway

Book Overview

Growing Up in Ancient Israel uses a child-centered methodology to investigate the world of children in ancient Israel. Where sources from ancient Israel are lacking, the book turns to cross-cultural materials from the ancient Near East as well as archaeological, anthropological, and ethnographic sources. Acknowledging that childhood is both biologically determined and culturally constructed, the book explores conception, birth, infancy, dangers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628372117
• ISBN13: 9781628372113
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"