Dinah's Daughters: Gender and Judaism from the Hebrew Bible to Late Antiquity

Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction: Setting The Stage I -- Words Of Warning I -- Sex, Status, And Homecoming: A Jewish Penelope? 4 -- Sin, Shame, And Sanctity: The Tale Of The Lusty Wife And Rabbi Meir 15 -- Contents 25 -- Part I. Projections Of Biblical Spheres Of Women -- I. From Dinah To Cozbi: Rape, Sex, And Foundational Moments 33 -- From Rape To Parental Reticence 35 -- Why Not Marry A Shechemite? 42 -- Dinah And Matriarchal Betrothals 45 -- A Woman Of The Wilderness: The Rape Of Cozbi 49 -- Foundation Murders And Rapes 52 -- 2. Patriarchy And Patriotism: Integrating Sex Into Second Temple Society 57 -- Birth Of A Nation: Marriage And Patriotism In Ezra 58 -- Private And Public In Yehud 61 -- Sin, Scripture, And Intermarriage 63 -- The Fate Of Foreign Spouses 66 -- The Case Of The Defiant Daughter: Jubilees' Dinah 69 -- 3. From Esther To Aseneth: Marriage, Familial Stereotypes, And Domestic Felicity 76 -- Marriage Between Gentiles, Model : Ahasuerus And Vashti 77 -- Marriage Between Gentiles, Model 2: Haman And Zeresh 82 -- The Jewish Family 84 -- Intermarriage: Ahasuerus And Esther 89 -- Integrating Brides Into The Family: Aseneth And Joseph 92 -- Part Ii. Visions Of Rabbinic Order -- 4. Keeping Adultery At Bay: The Wayward Wife In Late Antiquity 105 -- Theologies And Theories Of Sexuality: Roman And Rabbinic -- Perspectives 105 -- Suspecting Adultery No Preliminaries: Singling Out Adulteresses 113 -- The Right To Accuse: Constantinian And Rabbinic Innovations 118 -- The Other: Lovers And Aftermath 125 -- 5. The Harmony Of The Home In Late Antiquity: Jewish, Roman, And Christian Perspectives On Intermarriage 132 -- Why Not Marry A Goy? 137 -- Early Christianity And Marital Peripheries 151 -- Banning Jewish-christian Marriage: Roman Legal Perspectives I55 -- Conclusion: To Die Like A Woman? To Live Like A Woman? Is There A Jewess In Judaism? 16i. Helena Zlotnick. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [215]-233) And Indexes.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania Press

Pages:

264

Date Published:

2002-04-11