To remedy a scholarly lacuna on the study of adoption in the Hebrew Bible, chapters in this volume examine this topic from a variety of perspectives, including trauma, transfers of children, motives for adoption, the performance of parenthood, and studies of metaphor and practice . Divided into three sections, part one highlights the absence of specific adoption terminology and demonstrates the need for deeper considerations of methodological approaches and the categories we-as modern readers-bring to the texts. Part two considers the practices and language that we do see around ancient adoptions, and focuses on the actions and implications of transferring children or parentage. Finally, part three focuses on divine adoption and metaphors and motifs that speak to the dual themes of loss and gain that are entwined in adoption.
As a whole , Adoption in the Hebrew Bible highlights the prevalence of adoptive practices and draws attention to the fluidity underlying constructions of 'family' in the Hebrew Bible and also the wider ancient Near East. The theme of adoption centres both parents and children, thereby complicating scholarly constructions of families in ancient societies and reminding readers of the fragility, strength, and importance of belonging in a family.

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Ekaterina Kozlova, Laura Quick, Cat Quine, Jacqueline Vayntrub

Ekaterina Kozlova, Cat Quine, Laura Quick, Jacqueline Vayntrub

edited by Ekaterina Kozlova and Cat Quine

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Ekaterina Kozlova and Cat Quine

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Academic

Cassell

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 1st ed., London, England, 2024

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

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Cover
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTRIBUTORS
ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: ADOPTION AND FAMILIAL COMPLEXITY IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
Part I IT’S COMPLICATED: ADOPTION, SURROGACY, AND PARENTAL CHALLENGES
Chapter 2 ABSENCE OF ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE? CHILDIST, COMPARATIVE, AND CROSS-CULTURAL INSIGHTS IN RESPONSE TO A TEXTUAL CONUNDRUM
Introduction
A Childist Look at Adoption
Adoption in Antiquity
Adoption in the Hebrew Bible—Cross-Cultural Connections and Linguistic Commonalities
Conclusions
Chapter 3 “I WILL BE BUILT UP THROUGH HER”: SURROGACY AND ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
Building Houses
Obstructions to an Enduring House and Legacy
Surrogacy and Adoption: Assisted Means of Building Family and Legacy
“It Takes A Village”
Chapter 4 CENTERING THE CHILD: THE ADOPTION METAPHOR IN NATHAN’S PARABLE (2 SAMUEL 12: 1-4)
Introduction
Adoption Terminology in 2 Samuel 12:3
Why Does 2 Samuel 12:3 Utilize an Adoption Metaphor?
David’s Wrongdoing
The Destroyed Family and the Adopted Ewe-lamb
The Child Who Cannot Live
Between Law, Narrative, and Prophecy
Part II ADOPTION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE AND ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Chapter 5 CLAIMING THE UNCLAIMED: THE ROLE OF FEET IN ADOPTION AND LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
Introduction
Feet in Foundling Adoptions
Feet in The Biblical Levirate Marriage Texts
Foundling Adoptions and Levirate Marriage: Where Do We Go from Here?
Legal Texts and the Body: What’s Really Going On?
Conclusion: Embodying the Adoption through Feet
Chapter 6 “VANDALIZED INNOCENCE”: EZEKIEL 16 AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN MARRIAGE ADOPTIONS
Introduction
Ezekiel 16 and its Legal Elements
ANE Adoptions with a View to Marriage
“Fuzziness,” “Ickiness,” and the Grooming of Jerusalem for an Unequal Marriage
“Messiness” and Transgenerational Traumain Jerusalem’s Biography
Conclusion
Chapter 7“ THE SEED OF MEN” (1 SAM 1: 11) OR HOW TO HYBRID-FOSTER A FUTURE LEADER
Introduction
Samuel and His Multi-Parent Household
Hannah’s Parentage
Eli’s Parentage
YHWH’s Parentage: Calling Samuel to the Life of Prophecy and Judgeship
Hannah, Eli, and YHWH: The Communal Benefits of Samuel’s Co-parenting
Conclusion
Part III IDENTITY AND THE IMPACT OF ADOPTION
Chapter 8 “HE WAS TO HER AS A SON”: THE INTERCULTURAL ADOPTION OF MOSES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Introduction
Intercultural Adoption
Moses’ Birth and Female Collaboration
Formal Adoption
Moses’ Identity Issues
The Divine Call as a Basis for Moses’ New Identity
Maternal Values
Conclusion
Chapter 9 “SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD”: CONSIDERING THE METAPHOR OF DIVINE ADOPTION IN THE CONTEXT OF TRAUMA
Introduction
Motherless and Fatherless Children
Divine Adoption in a Context of Individual and Collective Trauma
The Trauma of Adoption and God as Adoptive Parent
Conclusion
Chapter 10 COMING HOME TO ZION: YAHWEH’S ADOPTION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATIONS
Introduction
The Universal and the Particular in the Primeval History
The Zion Tradition
Election and the Nations
Conclusion
INDEX OF BIBLICAL TEXTS
GENERAL INDEX

1. Introduction: Adoption and Familial Complexity in the Hebrew Bible, Cat Quine Part One: It's Complicated: Adoption, Surrogacy, and Parental Challenges 2. Absence of Adoption in the Hebrew Bible? Childist, Comparative, and Cross-Cultural Insights in Response to a Textual Conundrum, Julie Faith Parker 3. 'I Will Be Built Up Through Her': Surrogacy and Adoption in The Hebrew Bible, Janice P. De-Whyte 4. Centering the Child: The Adoption Metaphor in Nathan's Parable (2 Samuel 12:1-4), Yael Landman Part Two: Adoption in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East 5. Claiming the Unclaimed: The Role of Feet in Adoption and Levirate Marriage, Kristine Henriksen Garroway 6. 'Vandalized Innocence': Ezekiel 16 and Ancient Near Eastern Marriage Adoptions, Ekaterina E. Kozlova 7. 'The Seed of Men' (1 Sam 1:11) or How to Hybrid-Foster a Future Leader, Ekaterina E. Kozlova Part Three: Identity and the Impact of Adoption 8. 'He Was to Her as a Son': The Intercultural Adoption of Moses and Its Implications, Paba Nidhani De Andrado 9. 'Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child': Considering the Metaphor of Divine Adoption in the Context of Trauma', L. Juliana Claassens 10. Coming Home to Zion: Yahweh's Adoption and Restoration of the Nations, Kevin Burrell Index

2024-11-26