Two women at the well: The “good wife” in patriarchal society

Rebekah in Genesis, XXIV and the Samaritan girl in John’s Gospel, IV are the two characters of a diptych: both are portrayed while drawing water from a well. Yet Rebecca seems to be the pattern of the ‘good wife’ and the Samaritan girl – on the contrary – the pattern of the ‘bad wife’, according to...

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Main Author: Leonardo Paganelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNICApress 2015-06-01
Series:Anuac
Online Access:https://ojs.unica.it/index.php/anuac/article/view/1792