Making Men: The Male Coming-Of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

by Stephen M. Wilson

Making Men identifies and elaborates on a theme in the Hebrew Bible that has largely gone unnoticed by scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates five examples of the male coming-of-age theme in the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of these stories include the well-known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon. He also reveals the existence of a narrative theme of failing to mature to manhood, exemplified...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190222824
• ISBN13: 9780190222826
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"