S19-104 – Looking for Hope: Feminist and Historical Studies
in Memory of Tikva Frymer-Kensky
November 19, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
Presider: Martha Roth, University of Chicago
Athalya Brenner, University of Amsterdam
Tikva Frymer-Kensky’s Studies in Bible and Feminist Criticism: An Assessment
Lisbeth Fried, University of Michigan
The Concept of “Impure Birth” in Fifth Century Athens and Judea
John Noble, Harvard University
Women as Israel and a Feminine David: Narrative Themes in the History of David’s Rise and 2 Samuel 6:20-23
Cornelia Wunsch, School of Oriental and African Studies (London)
Caring for Women’s Needs: Legal and Economic Realities in Sixth-Century (BCE) Babylonia