The status of women in Jewish tradition /

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Most ancient societies were patriarchal in out look, but not all patriarchies are equally condescending toward women. Impelled by the gnawing question of whether the inferiority of women is integral to the Torah's vision, Isaac Sassoon sets out to determine where the Bible, the Talmud, and rela...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sassoon, I. S. D
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York : 2011
New York : 2011
New York : c2011
New York : 2011
Subjects:
Bible > Old Testament
Dead Sea scrolls
Bible > O.T. > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Old Testament. > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Old Testament.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism
Women in Judaism
Rabbinical literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Monogamy: 1. The sources; 2. Pro-CD arguments; 3. Anti-CD arguments; 4. Indeterminate arguments; 5. Make-or-break argument; 6. Which way does the evidence point?; 7. Gen. 1:27-29 revisited
  • Part II. Commandments (Misvot): 8. Zeman gerama; 9. Derekh; 10. The scriptural evidence; 11. Deuteronomy: a pattern; 12. The priestly Torah; 13. Two writers on purity law; 14. Torah study
  • Part III. Intrinsic equality: 15. The Qatlanit law; 16. "Rankings" of Horayot 3:7; 17. Venus and mars; 18. Covenant; 19. Gauging purity's weight in p; 20. Body and soul
  • Conclusion
  • The sources
  • Pro-CD arguments
  • Anti-CD arguments
  • Indeterminate arguments
  • Make-or-break argument
  • Which way does the evidence point?
  • Gen. 1:27-29 revisited
  • Zeman gerama
  • Derekh
  • The scriptural evidence
  • Deuteronomy : a pattern
  • The priestly Torah
  • Two writers on purity law
  • Torah study
  • The Qatlanit law
  • "Rankings" of Horayot 3:7
  • Venus and Mars
  • Covenant
  • Gauging purity's weight in p
  • Body and soul
  • Conclusion
  • pt. I MONOGAMY
  • 1 Sources
  • 2. Pro-CD Arguments
  • 3. Anti-CD Arguments
  • 4. Indeterminate Arguments
  • 5. Make-or-Break Argument
  • 6. Which Way Does the Evidence Point?
  • 7. Gen 1:27-29 Revisited
  • pt. II COMMANDMENTS (MIçVOT)
  • 8. Zeman Gerama
  • 9. Derekh
  • 10. Scriptural Evidence
  • 11. Deuteronomy: A Pattern
  • 12. Priestly Torah
  • 13. Two Writers on Purity Law
  • 14. Torah Study
  • pt. III INTRINSIC EQUALITY
  • 15. Qatlanit Law
  • 16. `Rankings' of Horayot 3:7
  • 17. Venus and Mars
  • 18. Covenant
  • 19. Gauging Purity's Weight in P
  • 20. Body and Soul.
  • Machine generated contents note: Part I. Monogamy: 1. The sources; 2. Pro-CD arguments; 3. Anti-CD arguments; 4. Indeterminate arguments; 5. Make-or-break argument; 6. Which way does the evidence point?; 7. Gen. 1:27-29 revisited; Part II. Commandments (Misvot): 8. Zeman gerama; 9. Derekh; 10. The scriptural evidence; 11. Deuteronomy: a pattern; 12. The priestly Torah; 13. Two writers on purity law; 14. Torah study; Part III. Intrinsic equality: 15. The Qatlanit law; 16. "Rankings" of Horayot 3:7; 17. Venus and mars; 18. Covenant; 19. Gauging purity's weight in p; 20. Body and soul; Conclusion

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