Writing the wayward wife : : rabbinic interpretations of sotah / / by Lisa Grushcow.
Writing the Wayward Wife is a study of rabbinic interpretations of sotah, the law concerning the woman suspected of adultery (Numbers 5:11-31). The focus of the book is on interpretations of sotah in tannaitic and amoraic texts: the Mishnah, Tosefta, Midrash Halakhah, Midrash Aggadah, and the Palest...
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| Superior document: | Ancient Judaism and early Christianity = Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, v. 62 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
62. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 329 pages) :; illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Jealousy: The Beginning of Sotah
- Priestly Proceedings Part One: Standing before the Priest, the People, and God
- Priestly Proceedings Part Two: Words Spoken, Written, and Dissolved
- Punishment and Reward
- Disappearance of the Ritual
- Conclusion
- Biblical Text and Annotated Translation: Num. 5:11–31
- References to Sotah in the Dead Sea Scrolls: 4Q270 4 and 4Q266 12
- Miracle or Mamzer? Isaac AND Jesus in Jewish and Christian Traditions
- References to Sotah in the Genizah: Jtsl Ena 3635.17 and T.-S. K 1.56
- Bibliography
- Index of Primary Sources
- General Index
- Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.