In Jethro and the Jews, Beatrice J. W. Lawrence examines rabbinic texts that address the biblical character of Jethro, a Midianite priest, Moses' advisor and father-in-law, and the creator of the system of Jewish jurisprudence. Lawrence explores biblical interpretations in Midrash, Targum and Talmud, revealing a spectrum of responses to the presence of a man who straddles the line between insider and outsider. Ranging from character assassination to valorization of Jethro as a convert, these interpretive strategies reveal him to be a locus of anxiety for the rabbis concerning conversion, community boundaries, intermarriage, and non-Jews.
Titel | Jethro and the Jews Jewish Biblical Interpretation and the Question of Identity |
Auteur | Beatrice Lawrence |
Uitgever | Brill |
Jaar Verschenen | 2017 |
Taal | en |
Pagina's | pp. 178 |
ISBN13 | 9789004348912 |
Onderwerp | Jethro |
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