A Survey of Female Heroism in Jewish Tradition
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbtref.68.2.02Keywords:
heroines, Book of Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Judith, Josephus, wars in AntiquityAbstract
Did warrior heroines exist in the Hebrew tradition? The answer is a seemingly reassuring yes, but the paper shows that the topos of female heroism was not a popular theme in Jewish tradition. To imagine ancient war scenes according to depictions in modern media can be misleading; the central purpose of this brief survey is to give a glimpse into this topic.References
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