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1	Ciphers in the Sand more books like this by Larry J Kreitzer (Editor), Deborah W Rooke (Editor) add to wishlist This is a volume of cross-disciplinary essays focused on the enigmatic story of the woman taken in adultery (John 7.53--8.11). Explorations of the background, history and interpretation of the passage are offered, including investigations of the adulterous woman motif in Old Testament, New Testament, rabbinic, patristic and mediaeval writings. ... see all copies from $24.21! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
2	Zadok's Heirs: The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel more books like this by Deborah W Rooke (Editor) add to wishlist This unique study is the first systematic examination to be undertaken of the high priesthood in ancient Israel, from the earliest local chief priests in the pre-monarchic period down to the Hasmonaean priest-kings in the first century BCE. Dr Rooke argues that, contrary to received scholarly opinion, the high priesthood was fundamentally a ... see all copies from $184.81! new only from $184.81! \| SVS
3	A Question of Sex? Gender and Difference in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond more books like this by Deborah W Rooke (Editor) add to wishlist Gender differences between men and women are not just a matter of sexual differentiation; the roles that men and women play are also socially and culturally determined, in ancient Israel and post-biblical Judaism as in every other context. That is the theme of these ten studies. The first part of the volume examines the gender definitions and ... see all copies from $79.71! new only from $79.71! \| SVS
4	Embroidered Garments: Priests and Gender in Biblical Israel by Deborah W. Rooke (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of essays, the proceedings of an international conference held at King's College London in 2008, explores issues in the construction of gender that appear in the Hebrew Bible both in relation to priesthood itself and in literature with a priestly world-view (the P source, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Ezekiel). Topics covered include ... see all copies from $68.00! new only from $68.00!

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