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" Barrenness: "
Kramer, Dale E.
Embry, Bradley
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1104342
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TLpq2219403229
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| Main Entry
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Embry, Bradley
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Kramer, Dale E.
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| Title & Author
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Barrenness:\ Kramer, Dale E.Embry, Bradley
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| College
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Regent University
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2019
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2019
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M.Div.
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100
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| Abstract
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The Church, characterized as the bride of Christ, suffers from an unhealthy deficiency regarding procreation corroborated by the dwindling number of participants and the loss of generational succession. A reflection on barrenness in ancient Israel, as a rite of passage in the lives of five matriarchs, provides the prototype for the post-modern Church vis-à-vis human and Divine agencies. Enumerations of barren women yearning for children personified ancient Israel’s characterization of Zion as a barren woman. Interestingly, Ancient Near Eastern literature portrays barrenness as the absence of a viable relationship between a woman and her deity. Furthermore, midrashic traditions emphasize a resolution found through the effectiveness of prayer and the stipulation of faith in God. Therefore, the Church is well-served through a reflection of five barren matriarchs negotiating the greatest misfortune in a family’s life: confronting the curse of Eve, overcoming original sin, recovering the Edenic covenant, and fulfilling Missio Dei.
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Biblical studies
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Theology
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