Dinah's Daughters : : Gender and Judaism from the Hebrew Bible to Late Antiquity /

Dinah's Daughters : : Gender and Judaism from the Hebrew Bible to Late Antiquity / / Helena Zlotnick.

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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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Zlotnick, Helena,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013]
©2002
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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