Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1 WHO ARE THE ROYAL WOMEN OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST?; Chapter 2 WOMEN'S PLACE IN THE HOUSE; Part II; Chapter 3 WHO ARE THE ROYAL WOMEN OF THE HEBREW BIBLE?; Chapter 4 MICHAL: A ROYAL DAUGHTER; Chapter 5 BATHSHEBA: A QUEEN MOTHER; Chapter 6 ATHALIAH: A QUEEN AND A KING; CONCLUSION: THE ROYAL WOMEN OF JUDAH AND THE HOUSE OF DAVID; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
Summary
Archaeological discoveries have increasingly brought to light evidence of women's involvement in the royal houses of the ancient Near East, yet such evidence has not fundamentally altered the perception of monarchy as an exclusively male-gendered theological, political, and social institution. Solvang's study assembles the evidence in search of an integrated view of royal women's position and power in critical functions of monarchy, challenging customary assumptions about women's place in the royal harem. The historical information serves as a backdrop for a literary reading of biblical texts
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and indexes
