Jethro and the Jews : Jewish biblical interpretation and the question of identity /

Jethro and the Jews : Jewish biblical interpretation and the question of identity /

In Jethro and the Jews , Beatrice J. W. Lawrence examines rabbinic texts that address the biblical character of Jethro, a Midianite priest, Moses' advisor and father-in-law, and the creator of the system of Jewish jurisprudence. Lawrence explores biblical interpretations in Midrash, Targum and...

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Main Author: Lawrence, Beatrice J. W.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 56.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004327917.

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Jethro > (Biblical figure)
Bible. > Pentateuch > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Jews > Identity.

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Call Number: BS580.J446 L39 2017

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505 0 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Introduction and Preliminaries /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Jethro in the Bible: Texts, Contexts, and Conundrums /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Jethro in Tannaitic Midrashim: Bringing Near with the Right while Repelling with the Left /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Jethro in Later Midrashim: Clarifications and New Problems /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Jethro in the Targums: New Language, New Strategies /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Conclusions /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Bibliography /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Modern Author Index /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Subject Index /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence --   |t Source Index /  |r Beatrice J. W. Lawrence. 
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