Religion 214 - Women in the Bible

Women in the Bible

Spring
2026
01
4.00
Sari Fein

TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
REL-214-01-202603
sfein@smith.edu
REL 214-01, JUD 214-01
Offered as JUD 214 and REL 214. This course focuses on the characterization and lives of women in ancient Israel through close readings of the text. The course looks at depictions of various named and unnamed female biblical characters to illuminate the range of roles women occupied and the variety of ways the Bible viewed women. The course also explores women in biblical law, sex/gender in prophetic and wisdom literature, goddess worship in the ancient Near East and the female body as a source of metaphor.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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