| Beruria the Tannait: A Theological Reading of a Female Mishnaic Scholar Contributor(s): Hoshen, Dalia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761838104 ISBN-13: 9780761838104 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Talmud |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007929173 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.43" W x 8.95" (0.55 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work deals with the religious enigma of Beruria, the only female scholar mentioned in Talmudic literature. Although a well-known figure to educated readers, her scholarship has not been thoroughly investigated. Because Beruria was better known for her femininity than her literacy, many doubted her scholarship. Some maintain that she never existed, except in the imagination and libido of the Rabbis. The book fully exposes her character and her teachings with an atypical theological perspective of individual status. Comparing Beruria's philosophical model in the Talmudic literature to her portrayal in the post-Talmudic, the book indicates a crisis in Jewish culture, which circles around the differentiation of the sociological versus theological perspective of individual status in general, particularly of women. |