Daughters in the Deuterocanonical Books of the Old Testament
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Date
2020
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Wydawnictwo KUL
Abstract
The instances where daughters are mentioned in the Greek books of the Old Testament are
not numerous. They are interesting, however, and deserving of exegesis and interpretation. In Tobit
and Ben Sira their relationship to fathers are stressed and this aspect is of importance, whether those
relationships are good or strained. If the texts are compared with the Hebrew Bible, more light is thrown
on the personalities of the daughters, and they are valued more highly. Some influence of the Greek
civilization can be presupposed here. A link with the Mediterranean culture of honor and shame can also
be traced, especially in Ben Sira.
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Daughter, Women in the ancient world, Father, Bible, Septuagint, Apocrypha, Deuterocanonical books, Tobit, Susanna, Ben Sira, Sirach, Anthropology, Family, Family values
Citation
"Verbum Vitae" 37 (2020) nr 2, s. 297-310