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Naomi Steinberg's work focuses on the study of the Hebrew Bible literature, history, and religion in its ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean context. Her teaching, research, and service focuses on the family in antiquity.
The faculty in religious studies are dedicated to our students’ academic success. We strive to provide a friendly learning environment, individual academic advising, and engaging intellectual challenges in order to prepare our graduates to excel in their chosen professions with confidence. Scott Paeth. Chair of the Department of Religious ...
Naomi Steinberg is a professor in the Religion department at DePaul University - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating yourself.
- Lisa Poirier
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Why does studying religion matter? Lisa Poirier: Studying religion matters if you want to know why the world is the way it is, and how it got that way. If you want to try to understand a person or a culture, learn about how they see themselves in relation to the other inhabitants of their cosmos. The academic study of religion teaches you how to do...
Why does studying religion matter? Chernoh Sesay: If we think about religion, not terms of a formal religious tradition like Christianity, but more broadly as a way of perception and action that makes certain ideas and behaviors seem natural, then we should study religion for some of the same reasons we study economics, politics and history. What d...
Why does studying religion matter? Naomi Steinberg:It is important and intellectually exciting to study religion because as a human phenomenon religion helps us understand how people shape the meaning of existence. The study of religion also helps us understand the controversies in past world history as well as current events. Religion is also the ...
Naomi Steinberg, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies at DePaul University, Chicago, is the author of many studies on women and family life in ancient Israel, including Kinship and Marriage in Genesis: A Household Economics Perspective (1993).
Feb 5, 2018 · Abstract. Metadata. This paper uses two contemporary ethnic genocides to underscore the impacts of war on women described in biblical texts, particularly Num. 31:17-18, Judges 21, and Deuteronomy 21. The analysis uncovers gendered patterns of warfare aimed at group annihilation.
Oct 18, 2018 · Naomi Steinberg is a professor of religious studies, whose work focuses on the study of Hebrew Bible literature, history, and religion in its ancient, Near Eastern and Mediterranean context.
