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Women's divination in biblical literature : prophecy, necromancy, and other arts of knowledge / Esther J. Hamori.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Anchor Yale Bible reference libraryPublisher: New Haven and London : Yale University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780300213362
  • 0300213360
  • 9781336287549
  • 1336287543
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women's divination in biblical literatureDDC classification:
  • 220.8/1333 23
LOC classification:
  • BS575 .H286 2015eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; PART ONE: WOMEN'S DIVINATION AND THE ARTS OF KNOWLEDGE; 1. Access to Divine Knowledge; 2. Setting the Stage; PART TWO: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S DIVINATION; 3. Rebekah the Aramean; 4. Miriam; 5. Deborah; 6. Hannah; 7. The Necromancer of En-dor; 8. The "Wise Women" of 2 Samuel; 9. Huldah; 10. The Prophet Who Conceived and Gave Birth to a Son; 11. "The Daughters of Your People Who Prophesy, "; 12. The Women of Joel's Radical Vision; 13. Noadiah; 14. Rachel, the Mother of Micah, and the Teraphim.
15. What a Witch: Divination Imagery and MetaphorConcluding Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Ancient Texts; Index of Key Ancient Terms.
Summary: Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practiced in many different forms in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient world. The Hebrew Bible reveals a variety of traditions of women associated with divination. This sensitive and incisive book by respected scholar Esther J. Hamori examines the wide scope of women's divinatory activities as portrayed in the Hebrew texts, offering readers a new appreciation of the surprising breadth of women's "arts of knowledge" in biblical times. Unlike earlier approaches to the subject that have viewed prophecy separately from other forms of divination, Hamori's study encompasses the full range of divinatory practices and the personages who performed them, from the female prophets and the medium of En-dor to the matriarch who interprets a birth omen and the "wise women" of Tekoa and Abel and more. In doing so, the author brings into clearer focus the complex, rich, and diverse world of ancient Israelite divination
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)972453

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; PART ONE: WOMEN'S DIVINATION AND THE ARTS OF KNOWLEDGE; 1. Access to Divine Knowledge; 2. Setting the Stage; PART TWO: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S DIVINATION; 3. Rebekah the Aramean; 4. Miriam; 5. Deborah; 6. Hannah; 7. The Necromancer of En-dor; 8. The "Wise Women" of 2 Samuel; 9. Huldah; 10. The Prophet Who Conceived and Gave Birth to a Son; 11. "The Daughters of Your People Who Prophesy, "; 12. The Women of Joel's Radical Vision; 13. Noadiah; 14. Rachel, the Mother of Micah, and the Teraphim.

15. What a Witch: Divination Imagery and MetaphorConcluding Reflections; Bibliography; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Ancient Texts; Index of Key Ancient Terms.

Divination, the use of special talents and techniques to gain divine knowledge, was practiced in many different forms in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient world. The Hebrew Bible reveals a variety of traditions of women associated with divination. This sensitive and incisive book by respected scholar Esther J. Hamori examines the wide scope of women's divinatory activities as portrayed in the Hebrew texts, offering readers a new appreciation of the surprising breadth of women's "arts of knowledge" in biblical times. Unlike earlier approaches to the subject that have viewed prophecy separately from other forms of divination, Hamori's study encompasses the full range of divinatory practices and the personages who performed them, from the female prophets and the medium of En-dor to the matriarch who interprets a birth omen and the "wise women" of Tekoa and Abel and more. In doing so, the author brings into clearer focus the complex, rich, and diverse world of ancient Israelite divination