Publication Date
12-2021
School
School of Divinity
Major
Religion: Biblical Studies; Religious Studies
Keywords
Old Testament, Genealogies, Women in genealogies, Ancient Near East, Ancient Near East genealogies, Women in the Bible, Queens, Matrilinear Descent
Disciplines
Christianity | Genealogy | History of Christianity | Islamic World and Near East History | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures | Women's History | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
Dowdell, Lydia, "Women in Kingly Genealogies: The Queens, Widows, and Prostitutes that Changed the Story" (2021). Senior Honors Theses. 1144.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1144
Abstract
While there are creative pieces theorizing about Tamar and her inclusion in both David and Jesus’ genealogies, there is a lack of research comparing King David’s genealogy in I Chronicles 2 with the kingly genealogies of the same time. Comparing the two shows that genealogies in the surrounding nations—Assyria, Babylonia, etc.—are lacking women. In contrast, the Old Testament is filled with kingly genealogical records that list and name women.
This thesis will touch on the differences and similarities between the kingly records/genealogies, theorize and explore the levirate marriage custom and matrilinear descent, and attempt to provide a better understanding of Tamar and what set Ancient Israelite society apart from the surrounding cultures.
Included in
Christianity Commons, Genealogy Commons, History of Christianity Commons, Islamic World and Near East History Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Women's History Commons, Women's Studies Commons
