Women in the Wilderness
The 'Female Legislation' of the Book of Numbers (Num 5,11-31; 27,1-11; 30,2-17)
by Francesco Cocco
Hardback (Published)
(May 2020)
ISBN: 9783161588563
9.09 x 6.06 inches
Price: $137.00
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How were legal issues featuring women treated and resolved in the Book of Numbers? Francesco Cocco studies a trio of texts and finds the prominent place afforded to women quite peculiar and, it seems, at odds with the notions of autonomy, freedom, self-determination, or whatever other synonym can be married conceptually to the idea of women in leading roles. This in-depth investigation goes beyond appearances however to reveal a broader, perhaps even unexpected, understanding of these three literary traditions – traditions which are the product of the skillful amalgamation of narrative and legislative material so characteristic of the Torah in general and the Book of Numbers in particular.
- By (author) Francesco Cocco
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