Cargando…
Reconceiving Infertility : Biblical Perspectives on Procreation and Childlessness
In the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "Be fruitful and multiply." From ancient times to today, these words have been understood as a divine command to procreate. Fertility is viewed as a sign of blessedness and moral uprightness, while infertility is associated...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Princeton University Press,
2015-08-01 00:00:00.0.
|
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000004a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | musev2_64515 | ||
| 003 | MdBmJHUP | ||
| 005 | 20230905050636.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr||||||||nn|n | ||
| 008 | 150720s2015 xx o 00 0 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781400873562 | ||
| 020 | |z 9780691164830 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1132666873 | ||
| 040 | |a MdBmJHUP |c MdBmJHUP | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Moss, Candida R. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Reconceiving Infertility : |b Biblical Perspectives on Procreation and Childlessness |
| 264 | 1 | |b Princeton University Press, |c 2015-08-01 00:00:00.0. | |
| 264 | 3 | |a Baltimore, Md. : |b Project MUSE, |c 2020 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2015-08-01 00:00:00.0. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (328 pages). | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: The Matriarchs as Models -- Chapter 2: The Blessing and the Curse -- Chapter 3: Mother Zion and the Eschaton -- Chapter 4: The Son of God and the Conception of the New Age -- Chapter 5: Chastity, Marriage, and Gender in the Christian Family -- Chapter 6: Barrenness and the Eschaton -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PRIMARY SOURCE INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX. | |
| 520 | |a In the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "Be fruitful and multiply." From ancient times to today, these words have been understood as a divine command to procreate. Fertility is viewed as a sign of blessedness and moral uprightness, while infertility is associated with sin and moral failing. Reconceiving Infertility explores traditional interpretations such as these, providing a more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the Bible. Closely examining texts and themes from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Candida Moss and Joel Baden offer vital new perspectives on infertility and the social experiences of the infertile in the biblical tradition. They begin with perhaps the most famous stories of infertility in the Bible-those of the matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel-and show how the divine injunction in Genesis is both a blessing and a curse. Moss and Baden go on to discuss the metaphorical treatments of Israel as a "barren mother," the conception of Jesus, Paul's writings on family and reproduction, and more. They reveal how biblical views on procreation and infertility, and the ancient contexts from which they emerged, were more diverse than we think. Reconceiving Infertility demonstrates that the Bible speaks in many voices about infertility, and lays a biblical foundation for a more supportive religious environment for those suffering from infertility today. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 7 | |a Infertility |x Biblical teaching. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00972368 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Human reproduction |x Biblical teaching. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00963223 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a RELIGION |x General. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SCIENCE |x Life Sciences |x Human Anatomy & Physiology. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a MEDICAL |x Physiology. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Reproduction humaine |x Enseignement biblique. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Infertilite |x Enseignement biblique. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Human reproduction |x Biblical teaching. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Infertility |x Biblical teaching. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Electronic books. |2 local | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Project Muse. |e distributor | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Book collections on Project MUSE. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |z Texto completo |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/64515/ |
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection | ||
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Archive Complete Supplement VIII | ||
| 945 | |a Project MUSE - Archive Philosophy and Religion Supplement VIII | ||