Making men : the male coming-of-age theme in the Hebrew Bible /

"This book identifies seven narratives of male maturation in the Hebrew Bible, and shows how this theme is employed by biblical redactors and narrators to highlight transitions in the historical prose of the Hebrew Bible. It also considers how these stories provide insight into the varying represent...

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Main Author:	Wilson, Stephan M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Masculinity in the Bible. Maturation (Psychology) > Biblical teaching. Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. > Old Testament. Bible. Maturation (Psychology) Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary:	"This book identifies seven narratives of male maturation in the Hebrew Bible, and shows how this theme is employed by biblical redactors and narrators to highlight transitions in the historical prose of the Hebrew Bible. It also considers how these stories provide insight into the varying representations of biblical masculinity"--