Hebrew Sound Patterns & Women's Biblical Composing

All traditional cultures had sacred stories and ritual songs, and while most cultures had gendered traditions of composing—for example, of such genres as laments or oral epics—the androcentric culture of ancient Israel has led many to assume that all texts in the Bible were composed or edited only by men. The author brings an exciting new approach to assessing whether and how women contributed to composing parts of the Bible. Having identified a signature feature of Hebraic women’s lyrical composing, the author here examines 'sound patterns' in four key texts, including the opening texts of Genesis and Exodus, to consider women’s influence in their composition. The author’s approach offers a sound methodology that facilitates the possible identification of biblical texts that bear evidences of a women’s composing tradition, and thus greater appreciation of women's contributions to arguably the most influential text of human history.