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.