Penetrating words: a Babylonian Rabbinic response to Syriac Mariology
Recent research has emphasized the extent of a shared cultural context for Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity, especially in the Roman East and the western portions of the Sasanian Empire. This article argues that a challenging passage in Tractate Ketubot of the Babylonian Talmud is best explai...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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The journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 121-134 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HB Old Testament HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa NBJ Mariology |
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Jewish Christianity
B Isaac B Rabbinic Judaism B Religious communities B Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint B Judaism B Death B Christianity B Sassanids |
| Summary: | Recent research has emphasized the extent of a shared cultural context for Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity, especially in the Roman East and the western portions of the Sasanian Empire. This article argues that a challenging passage in Tractate Ketubot of the Babylonian Talmud is best explained in light of tropes about the Virgin Mary and the Annunciation that were particularly common and beloved in Syriac Christian texts. This finding not only supplements the growing body of evidence for cultural ties between these two communities, but also suggests that the character Mary and questions around virginity were particularly appealing and/or contested topics for the rabbis and/or their audience. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-2097 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish studies
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