The Womb and the Simile of the Woman in Labor in the Hebrew Bible: Embodying Relationship with Yhwh

This book explores figurative images of the womb and the simile of a woman in labor from the Hebrew Bible, problematizing previous interpretations that present these as disparate images and showing how their interconnectivity embodies relationship with YHWH.

Karen Langton is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. Her publications include ＂YHWH as a Woman in Labour: The Controlled Pregnant Female Body in Labour＂ and ＂Bringing to Birth: Relationship with YHWH.＂ Her current research engages material religion explored through textiles.