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HOLINESS AND HARLOTRY IN JUDEO-CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES: WOMEN CHALLENGING THE CONVENTIONS.

The article discusses holiness and harlotry in Judeo-Christian scriptures focusing on Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba, the four women who have violated social/sexual conventions. The narratives of the four women highlight the moral and hermeneutical complexities brought about by their violation of...

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Published in:Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities Vol. 35; no. 1/2; pp. 27 - 45
Main Author: DE ANDRADO, NIDHANI
Format: Article
Published: Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities 2009
Subjects:
Bible
Holiness
Women
Humanities
Sri Lanka
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