RT Book
T1 The matriarchs in Genesis rabbah
T2 The Library of Second Temple Studies
T2 Library of Second Temple studies
A1 Woolstenhulme, Katherine ca. 20./21. Jh.
LA English
PP London England
PB T&T Clark
YR 2020
ED First edition
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1742292313
AB Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Rabbinic Midrash: An Introduction -- 3. 'The Matriarchs' -- 4. Preface to Part II: The Matriarchal Cycle 5. Barrenness -- 6. Motherhood 7. Legitimacy and Succession 8. The Rabbis and the Matriarchs as Women -- 9. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
AB "Katie J. Woolstenhulme considers the pertinent question: Who were 'the matriarchs', and what did the rabbis think about them? Whilst scholarship on the role of women in the Bible and rabbinic Judaism has greatly increased, the authoritative group of women known as 'the matriarchs' has been neglected. This volume consequently focuses on the role and status of the biblical matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah, the fifth century CE rabbinic Jewish commentary on Genesis. Woolstenhulme begins by exploring definitions in Genesis Rabbah, such as the nature of midrash, the nature of the term 'matriarchs', the development of the term throughout early exegetical literature, and the two definitions that have emerged - the legitimate wives of Israel's patriarchs, and a reference to Jacob's four wives, who bore Israel's tribal ancestors. She then moves to discuss 'the matriarchal cycle' in Genesis Rabbah, and its three stages: barrenness; motherhood; and succession. Finally Woolstenhulme considers Genesis Rabbah's portrayal of the matriarchs as representatives of the female sex, exploring the positive and negative rabbinic attitudes towards women such as piety, prayer, praise, beauty and sexuality, and how the matriarchs occasionally exemplify stereotypical, negative female traits. This volume concludes that for the ancient rabbis, the matriarchs were the historical mothers of Israel, bearing covenant sons, but also the present mothers of Israel, continuing to influence Jewish identity"--
OP 240
NO Revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation submitted to Durham University, Durham, England, 2017
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BM518.W7
SN 9780567695758
SN 9780567695741
SN 9780567696847
SN 9780567695734
SN 0567695735
SN 0567696847
SN 9780567695765
K1 Midrash Rabbah : Genesis : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible : Genesis : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Women in rabbinical literature
K1 Matriarchs (Bible)
K1 Women in the Bible
K1 Biblical studies & exegesis
K1 Electronic books
K1 Hochschulschrift
DO 10.5040/9780567695758