Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible examines the Hebrew Bible's use of pollution language to characterize sexual relationships. Eva Feinstein argues that descriptions of female pollution reflect a view of women as sexual property, while descriptions of male pollution relate to Israel's holiness. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRJ; HRJS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2014. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0199395543
ISBN 13: 9780199395545
Binding: Hardcover
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Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible examines the Hebrew Bible's use of pollution language to characterize sexual relationships. Eve Feinstein argues that descriptions of female pollution reflect a view of women as sexual property, while descriptions of male pollution relate to Israel's holiness. The book enables a more thorough understanding of sexual pollution, its particular characteristics, and the role that it plays in biblical literature.

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Eve Levavi Feinstein is a writer, editor, and educator in Palo Alto, CA. She received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Her articles have appeared in Vetus Testamentum and Bodies, Embodiment, and Theology of the Hebrew Bible.

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