Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity /

Jephthah's daughter, Sarah's son : the death of children in late antiquity /

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Main Author: Doerfler, Maria (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020].

Series: Christianity in late antiquity (North American Patristics Society) ; 8.

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Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Children > Death > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Parental grief > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.

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Call Number: BS1199 .D34 D64 2019

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Table of Contents:
  • •Acknowledgments •(Premature) Death as a Good: An Introduction •1. Children's Deaths in Late Antiquity in Ritual and Historical Perspective •2. East of Eden: The First Bereaved Parents •3. Mourning Sarah's Son: Genesis 22 and the Death of Children •4. Echoes of the Akedah: Jephthah's Daughter and the Maccabeans' Mother •5. Death, Demons, and Disaster: Job's Children •6. Children and the Sword: The Holy Innocents and the Death of Children •Conclusion: Children in the Quicksand •Abbreviations •Notes •Bibliography •Index