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OverviewMost ancient societies were patriarchal in outlook, 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, Sassoon sets out to determine where the Bible, the Talmud and related literature, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, sit on this continuum of patriarchal condescension. Of course, there are multiple voices in both Biblical and Talmudic literature, but more surprising is how divergent these voices are. Some points of view seem intent on the disenfranchisement and domestication of women, whereas others prove to be not far short of egalitarian. Opinions that downplay the applicability of the biblical commandments to women and that strongly deprecate Torah study by women emerge from this study as arguably no more than the views of an especially vocal minority. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Isaac Sassoon (Brooklyn College, City University of New York)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511976629ISBN 10: 0511976623 Publication Date: 01 June 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPart 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationIsaac Sassoon teaches the Bible and the Talmud at the Institute of Traditional Judaism in Teaneck, New Jersey. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, and his doctorate from the University of Lisbon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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