When Rachel and Leah meet their future husband The matriarchs hold a special place in the Hebrew canon and society. They are so much more than “Jacob’s wives” or “the mothers of the Children of Israel.” Specifically, Leah and Rachel’s naming speeches reveal many things about their relationship with one another, with their shared husband … Continue reading The Mothers of the Children of Israel (1)
https://nygbspodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/23-mothers-of-israel-s03-e02 For transcript of episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mulcv8K9-CDLhYpSVxHGrzicUWA_iF2w/view?usp=sharing Sources for this episode include: Brenner, Athalya. A Feminist Companion to Genesis. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Brenner, Athalya, ed. Genesis: A Feminist Companion to the Bible (Second Series). Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998. Brenner, Athalya. The Israelite Woman: Social Role and Literary Type in Biblical Narrative. Sheffield, England: JSOT Press, 1985. Brueggemann, … Continue reading The Mothers of Israel
Jillian D. Nelson, PhD 