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Although it commonly thought that Old Testament life was patriarchal, this article shows that such a gender-based model for the leadership of family and government is not found in biblical texts. It shows that elements of both matriarchalism and patriarchalism existed side by side in Old Testament texts.
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This page is a summary of: A Biblical Investigation of Matriarchal Structures in Ancient Semitic Life, Journal of Pentecostal Theology, April 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/17455251-02501009.
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