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005			20251028093413.0
008			150910s2015 nju b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2015935300
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780691164830
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020			_a9780691164830 _q(hardback ; _qalk. paper)
020			_a0691164835 _q(hardback ; _qalk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)920678570 _z(OCoLC)908083941
050		4	_aBS 680 .C46 _bM677 2015
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aMoss, Candida, _d1978-
245	1	0	_aReconceiving infertility : _bbiblical perspectives on procreation and childlessness / _cCandida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden.
264		1	_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2015
264		4	_c2015
300			_ax, 328 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and indexes.
505	0	0	_tThe matriarchs as models -- _tThe blessing and the curse -- _tMother Zion and the Eschaton -- _tThe Son of God and the conception of the New Age -- _tChastity, marriage, and gender in the Christian family -- _tBarrenness and the eschaton.
520			_aIn the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "Be fruitful and multiply." From ancient times to today, these words have been understood as a divine command to procreate. Fertility is viewed as a sign of blessedness and moral uprightness, while infertility is associated with sin and moral failing. Reconceiving Infertility explores traditional interpretations such as these, providing a more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the Bible. Closely examining texts and themes from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Candida Moss and Joel Baden offer vital new perspectives on infertility and the social experiences of the infertile in the biblical tradition. They begin with perhaps the most famous stories of infertility in the Bible -- those of the matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel -- and show how the divine injunction in Genesis is both a blessing and a curse. Moss and Baden go on to discuss the metaphorical treatments of Israel as a "barren mother," the conception of Jesus, Paul's writings on family and reproduction, and more. They reveal how biblical views on procreation and infertility, and the ancient contexts from which they emerged, were more diverse than we think. Reconceiving Infertility demonstrates that the Bible speaks in many voices about infertility, and lays a biblical foundation for a more supportive religious environment for those suffering from infertility today.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pOld Testament _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pNew Testament _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aInfertility _xBiblical teaching.
650		0	_aHuman reproduction _xBiblical teaching.
650		0	_aChildlessness in the Bible.
700	1		_aBaden, Joel S., _d1977- _eauthor.
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