Women and Family in the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Literature

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In this course, the student will become familiar with earliest recorded literature in relation to woman's role and relationships between the sexes. In addition to the Bible, Sumerian, Babylonian, Canaanite, and Egyptian myths, epics, wisdom literature, and legal texts will be studied. Such issues as property rights, women in public life, and the law of marriage and divorce will be discussed.