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.

Subjects:

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