This article traces the rise of research on children in the Hebrew Bible (HB). While early
contributions to the field provided foundational insights, this area of scholarship has gained …

Children are often mentioned in the book of Lamentations. They are carried away in captivity
(1.5), found begging for food on the streets (2.11–12, 4.4), starved (2.19), parched (4.4), and …

In addition to archaeological and historical (ie, textual) sources, art historical (or,
iconographic) sources also contribute to the study of children in the ancient Near East. This …

Violence against Women and Children in the Bible 84 acknowledged that prophetic oracles
and texts had primarily persuasive purposes, using various rhetorical strategies to move …

Abstract In 1 Samuel 15, Yahweh commands Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites.
Accordingly, Saul massacres the population, but spares the foreign king (Agag), as well as …

The Lachish reliefs offer a unique snapshot of Judean children in the eighth century BCE.
Using the adult Judeans as a point of comparison, this article explores the display of gender …

“Knock the Little Bastards’ Brains Out”: Reception History and Theological Interpretation of
Psalm 137:9 Page 1 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2020 | doi:10.1163/9789004434684_020 …

Research on children in the bible and biblical lands has continued to reveal more children
and more voices. This essay begins with an overview of two entry points into the subject …

Abstract In 1 Samuel 15, Yahweh commands Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites.
Accordingly, Saul massacres the population, but spares the foreign king (Agag), as well as …

Through the lens of childist criticism, this dissertation demonstrates that the agency of
daughters in the Hebrew Bible can be discerned from texts written without explicit …