Dinah's Daughters : Gender and Judaism from the Hebrew Bible to Late Antiquity /
The status of women in the ancient Judaism of the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinic texts has long been a contested issue. What does being a Jewess entail in antiquity? Men in ancient Jewish culture are defined primarily by what duties they are expected to perform, the course of action that they take. The J...
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Setting the Stage
- Part I. Projections of Biblical Spheres of Women
- 1. From Dinah to Cozbi
- 2. Patriarchy and Patriotism
- 3. From Esther to Aseneth
- Part II. Visions of Rabbinic Order
- 4. Keeping Adultery at Bay
- 5. The Harmony of the Home in Late Antiquity
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Index of Citations
- Acknowledgments