Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice
In Exodus 2, Moses has two mothers; his Hebrew mother, who nurses him and the daughter of Pharaoh, who financially supports his Hebrew mother, adopts him, and names him. Pharaoh’s daughter appears in scholarly discussions, yet little attention is given to her role as mother of Moses. Indeed, this mo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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Feminist theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 102-112 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Exodus 2
B Daughter of Pharaoh B Sacrifice B Moses B Adoption |
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| Summary: | In Exodus 2, Moses has two mothers; his Hebrew mother, who nurses him and the daughter of Pharaoh, who financially supports his Hebrew mother, adopts him, and names him. Pharaoh’s daughter appears in scholarly discussions, yet little attention is given to her role as mother of Moses. Indeed, this motherhood is downplayed in the biblical texts, and also in biblical scholarship, wherein the daughter of Pharaoh is absent from many discussions of biblical mothers and is at times relegated beneath the birthmother in commentaries. This article argues that we should remember and celebrate the daughter of Pharaoh as a mother of Moses. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0966735020965164 |