dc.contributor.author |
Masenya, M. J. (Madipoane Joyce)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-07-12T08:15:43Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-07-12T08:15:43Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Semenya, M. 2010, 'Is Ruth the "eset hayil" for real? An exploration of womanhood from African proverbs to the threshing floor (Ruth 3:1-13)',
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. XXXVI, pp. 253-272. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1017-0499 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4601 |
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dc.description |
Peer reviewed |
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dc.description.abstract |
Contradictory definitions of what a worthy womanhood is,
have in many contexts, including African contexts, caused divisions
within religious institutions, families and communities at
large.
In Christian African contexts, definitions of worthy
womanhood emerging from various Bible interpretations, and
shaped by different African cultures, have influenced and
continue to influence views concerning women and men, boyand
girl-children, even as these mould our definitions of what
affirming gender relationships (should) entail.
In Ruth 3:11, Boaz, the wealthy Judahite man, informs
Ruth, the poor foreign (Moabite) widow, that the assembly of
Judahite men knows that she is the 'ēšet ḥayil, the woman of
substance. Which images of womanhood are revealed when
some African proverbs are read in conjunction with Boaz’s
words in Ruth 3:11? Do these images indeed reveal Ruth as the
woman of substance? Do they resonate with those who seek
affirming definitions of womanhood in our African contexts?
This article will address these questions, among others. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (21 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Church History Society of Southern Africa |
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dc.subject |
Womanwood |
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dc.subject |
African proverbs |
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dc.subject.ddc |
222.3506 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Bible. Ruth III, I-XIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Christian women -- Religious aspects -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Women and religion -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ruth (Biblical figure) |
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dc.title |
Is Ruth the "eset hayil" for real? An exploration of womanhood from African proverbs to the threshing floor (Ruth 3:1-13) |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.description.department |
Research Institute for Theology and Religion |
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