RT Book T1 Growing up in ancient Israel: children in material culture and biblical texts T2 Archaeology and biblical studies A1 Garroway, Kristine Henriksen LA English PP Atlanta PB SBL Press YR 2018 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1678755443 AB "Growing Up in Ancient Israel uses a child-centered methodology to investigate the world of children in ancient Israel. Where sources from ancient Israel are lacking, the book turns to cross-cultural materials from the ancient Near East as well as anthropological and ethnographic sources. Acknowledging that childhood is both biologically determined and culturally constructed, the book explores conception, birth, infancy, dangers in childhood, the growing child, play, dress, and death. To bridge the gap between the ancient world and today's world, Kristine Henriksen Garroway brings in examples from contemporary society to illustrate that the Hebrew Bible informs a Western understanding of children and childhood"-- NO Includes bibliographical references and indexes CN DS112 K1 Bible : Old Testament : Antiquities K1 Bible K1 Households : Palestine : History : To 1500 K1 Sociology, Biblical K1 Social archaeology : Palestine K1 Household archaeology : Palestine K1 Children : Palestine : History : To 1500 K1 Children : Palestine : Social conditions K1 Social archaeology K1 Antiquities K1 Households K1 Children K1 Children ; Social conditions K1 History K1 Household archaeology K1 Palestine : Antiquities K1 Palestine : History : To 70 A.D K1 Middle East ; Palestine K1 Electronic books