T. M. Lemos is a Biblical scholar and historian whose interests are broadly social and cultural. In addition to marriage and social change, she has written on such topics as the connection between shame and violence, on reconceiving biblical purity customs, and on the work of Mary Douglas. Her next large scale research project will address changing conceptions of masculinity in ancient Palestine. She hopes to publish widely on a range of Biblical and cross-cultural subjects over the course of her career.

• Introduction; 1. Biblical evidence for marriage gifts; 2. Postexilic evidence for marriage gifts; 3. Anthropology and the study of marriage gifts; 4. The social structure of ancient Israel from Iron I to the Babylonian exile; 5. The social structure of Palestine in the Second Temple Period; Final analysis and conclusions; Appendix: marriage gifts among Judeans living in Babylonia during the 6th century BCE.

'This Yale doctoral dissertation is noteworthy for its use of anthropological theory.' International Review of Biblical Studies

T. M. Lemos is a Biblical scholar and historian whose interests are broadly social and cultural. In addition to marriage and social change, she has written on such topics as the connection between shame and violence, on reconceiving biblical purity customs, and on the work of Mary Douglas. Her next large scale research project will address changing conceptions of masculinity in ancient Palestine. She hopes to publish widely on a range of Biblical and cross-cultural subjects over the course of her career.

• Introduction; 1. Biblical evidence for marriage gifts; 2. Postexilic evidence for marriage gifts; 3. Anthropology and the study of marriage gifts; 4. The social structure of ancient Israel from Iron I to the Babylonian exile; 5. The social structure of Palestine in the Second Temple Period; Final analysis and conclusions; Appendix: marriage gifts among Judeans living in Babylonia during the 6th century BCE.

'This Yale doctoral dissertation is noteworthy for its use of anthropological theory.' International Review of Biblical Studies

T. M. Lemos is a Biblical scholar and historian whose interests are broadly social and cultural. In addition to marriage and social change, she has written on such topics as the connection between shame and violence, on reconceiving biblical purity customs, and on the work of Mary Douglas. Her next large scale research project will address changing conceptions of masculinity in ancient Palestine. She hopes to publish widely on a range of Biblical and cross-cultural subjects over the course of her career.

• Introduction; 1. Biblical evidence for marriage gifts; 2. Postexilic evidence for marriage gifts; 3. Anthropology and the study of marriage gifts; 4. The social structure of ancient Israel from Iron I to the Babylonian exile; 5. The social structure of Palestine in the Second Temple Period; Final analysis and conclusions; Appendix: marriage gifts among Judeans living in Babylonia during the 6th century BCE.

'This Yale doctoral dissertation is noteworthy for its use of anthropological theory.' International Review of Biblical Studies