Warrior, dancer, seductress, queen
Subtitle: women in Judges and biblical Israel
By: Susan Ackerman.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Anchor Bible reference library
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Judges -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Women in the Bible
Description: In Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen author Susan Ackerman offers a keen analysis of the main types of women found in Judges, and looks to other biblical books and to ancient Near Eastern literature to demonstrate how these types recur elsewhere. The roles they play significantly impact other events in the Bible, and in the history of Israel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-329) and indexes.