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    Women of Different Desires: Disrupting the “Barren Motif” in the Hebrew Bible

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    Date
    2015
    Author
    Isola, Christine
    Advisor
    Schipper, Jeremy
    Committee member
    Levitt, Laura, 1960-
    Leuchter, Mark
    Department
    Religion
    Subject
    Biblical Studies
    Women's Studies
    Religion
    Barren
    Feminist Theory
    Hebrew Bible
    Leah
    Rachel
    Women
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/3035
    Abstract
    It is often left unquestioned that women in the Hebrew Bible desired children. Though this is highly probable, many scholars make the assumption that all women necessarily wanted children. Universalizing the desire for children reduces complex characters to stand-ins for a supposed motif. This also essentializes the role of a female character to that of child-bearer, when actually these women have many different roles. Furthermore, many scholars make the claim that having children is the only way for a woman to improve her status in ancient Near Eastern societies. Yet women did not always receive a change in status because of childbirth. Therefore, the reasons why women desire children are quite varied.
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