Laura Quick is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and Tutorial Fellow in Theology and Religion at Worcester College, Oxford.

This is the type of book that can and does revolutionize scholarly research in the Hebrew Bible. I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who is interested in fresh and exciting approaches to the Hebrew Bible. I expect Quick's scholarship to be quoted widely in subsequent research on this topic.

• List of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction: Dress and Adornment at the Intersection of Material Culture and Embodiment Part I: Dress 1: Spread the Hem of Your Cloak Over Me (Ruth 3:9): Dress and the Body 2: He Will Wash His Garments in Wine (Gen. 49:11): Dress and Ritual 3: Holy Garments for Glory and for Beauty (Ex. 28:3): Dress and Identity Part II: Adornment 4: A Gold Ring in a Swine's Snout (Prov. 11:22): Jewellery and Personal Religion 5: She Painted Her Eyes and Looked Out of the Window (2 Kgs 9:30): Cosmetics and the Other 6: Through a Glass, Darkly (1 Cor. 13:12): Mirrors and the Self Conclusions Bibliography Subject Index Index of Primary Sources Index of Modern Authors

Laura Quick is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and Tutorial Fellow in Theology and Religion at Worcester College, Oxford.

This is the type of book that can and does revolutionize scholarly research in the Hebrew Bible. I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who is interested in fresh and exciting approaches to the Hebrew Bible. I expect Quick's scholarship to be quoted widely in subsequent research on this topic.

• List of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction: Dress and Adornment at the Intersection of Material Culture and Embodiment Part I: Dress 1: Spread the Hem of Your Cloak Over Me (Ruth 3:9): Dress and the Body 2: He Will Wash His Garments in Wine (Gen. 49:11): Dress and Ritual 3: Holy Garments for Glory and for Beauty (Ex. 28:3): Dress and Identity Part II: Adornment 4: A Gold Ring in a Swine's Snout (Prov. 11:22): Jewellery and Personal Religion 5: She Painted Her Eyes and Looked Out of the Window (2 Kgs 9:30): Cosmetics and the Other 6: Through a Glass, Darkly (1 Cor. 13:12): Mirrors and the Self Conclusions Bibliography Subject Index Index of Primary Sources Index of Modern Authors

Laura Quick is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and Tutorial Fellow in Theology and Religion at Worcester College, Oxford.

This is the type of book that can and does revolutionize scholarly research in the Hebrew Bible. I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who is interested in fresh and exciting approaches to the Hebrew Bible. I expect Quick's scholarship to be quoted widely in subsequent research on this topic.

• List of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction: Dress and Adornment at the Intersection of Material Culture and Embodiment Part I: Dress 1: Spread the Hem of Your Cloak Over Me (Ruth 3:9): Dress and the Body 2: He Will Wash His Garments in Wine (Gen. 49:11): Dress and Ritual 3: Holy Garments for Glory and for Beauty (Ex. 28:3): Dress and Identity Part II: Adornment 4: A Gold Ring in a Swine's Snout (Prov. 11:22): Jewellery and Personal Religion 5: She Painted Her Eyes and Looked Out of the Window (2 Kgs 9:30): Cosmetics and the Other 6: Through a Glass, Darkly (1 Cor. 13:12): Mirrors and the Self Conclusions Bibliography Subject Index Index of Primary Sources Index of Modern Authors