Analysis of the laws in Exodus and Leviticus that involve the sale of a daughter as a slave, the forced prostitution of a daughter, and a priest's daughter who
While the expectations and circumstances of women’s lives in ancient Israel have received considerable attention in recent scholarship, to date little attenti
The father-daughter dyad features in the Hebrew Bible in all of narratives, laws, myths and metaphors. In previous explorations of this relationship, the tenden
Interpreting the perennially perplexing sexual regulations of Leviticus 1820 in a radically new way, Calum M. Carmichael offers a key to understanding not only
In the Bible, God is presented as the Father of all creation - and His relationship with His people throughout scripture, including with His daughters, is one o