Controlling Corporeality: The Body and the Household in Ancient Israel
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813530164 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Berquist is academic editor at Chalice Press and the author of numerous books, including Judaism in Persia's Shadow: A Social and Historical Approach and Incarnation.. Jon L
A. "Strikingly original and a significant contribution to the field." -- David M. Gunn, A. Bradford Professor of Religion, Texas Christian University
Jolie said Controlling my corporal excitement. I love this book and refer to it often. I am completing my doctorate (Robert Webber Institute of Worship Studies) and have found Berquist's perspective on the ancient Near East invaluable in understanding the culture of Ancient Israel. His understanding of the body orientation central to Israel's culture is fresh and exciting. It is a sad that this book is not on the reading lists of more students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the Old Testament.
Moreover, ancient Israel’s understanding of the human body has greatly influenced both Judaism and Christianity. When this logic is understood, the familiar Bible becomes strange and opens itself to a wide range of new interpretations.. From God’s creation of Adam out of clay, to the narratives of priests and kings whose regulations governed bodily practices, the Hebrew Bible focuses on the human body. Conducting his analysis with reference to contemporary theories of the body, power, and social control, Berquist offers not only a description and clarification of ancient Israelite views of the body, but also an analysis of how these views belong to the complex logic of ancient social meanings. Berquist guides the reader through the Hebrew Bible, examining ancient Israel’s ideas of the body, the unstable roles of gender, the deployment of sexuality, and the cultural practices of the time. Human bodily existence is at the core of the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures—from birth to death. Despite this pervasive influence, ancient Israel’s view of the human body has rarely been studied and, until now, has been poorly understood.In this beautifully written book, Jon L