Women's testimony in Jewish law: a historical survey

This article explores Jewish legal rulings regarding women's ability to give testimony. It deals with the early stages of the legal sources and compares the biblical and early tannaitic material to contemporary sources. I show that there is no possible way to suggest what the reasoning was for...

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Main Author: Fuchs, Ilan (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 2014
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 82/83, Pages: 119-159
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jewish law / Halacha / Woman / Testimony
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
Parallel Edition:Electronic

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