Published: Jun 9, 2024written by Valentina Dordevic, MA Philology in Literature
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The Book of Job in the Old Testament ends with more than Job’s recovery and restoration. He also gets a new family with seven sons and three daughters. The story highlights the daughters. We learn about their names
and their beauty, and we learn that Job gave them an inheritance, just like their brothers. This part, shown in Job 42:15, is critical. It shows Job, a good man in the Bible, treating daughters and sons equally. This is surprising for an Old Testament story and offers us a fresh perspective.
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Our perception of ancient history is often flawed. However, ancient texts challenge our impaired perspective and often surprise us. Who would expect an Old Testament document to treat women better than some newer and much-praised systems, such as Athenian democracy?
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It is still true that many religious traditions, even nowadays, oppress women. But this oppression is not necessarily based [...]
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