Writing the Wayward Wife: Rabbinic Interpretations of Sotah

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BRILL, 2006 - 329 pagini
"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 Palestinian and Babylonian Talmuds. The body of the work is in-depth analysis of the legal and ritual proceedings. Jewish Greek interpretations (Josephus, Philo, and LXX) also are addressed, along with the "Protevangelium of James," and fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls and Cairo Geniza. Finally, the disappearance of the ritual is discussed, with implications for the development of rabbinic authority. In previous secondary literature, the law of sotah has been understood as either proto-feminist or misogynist. This book argues that neither of these are appropriate paradigms. Rather, this book identifies the emergence of two major interpretive themes: the emphasis on legal procedures, and the condemnation of adultery.

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Introduction
1
The Beginning of Sotah
33
Punishment and Reward
160
Disappearance of the Ritual
233
Conclusion
264
Biblical Text and Annotated Translation
273
References to Sotah in the Dead Sea Scrolls
279
Miracle or Mamzer?
282
Referencesto Sotah inthe Cairo Genizah
297
Index
311
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Lisa Grushcow earned her M.Phil. and D.Phil. at Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She received rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and currently serves as Associate Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City.

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