| Jethro and the Jews: Jewish Biblical Interpretation and the Question of Identity Contributor(s): Lawrence, Beatrice (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004348913 ISBN-13: 9789004348912 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Series: Brill Reference Library of Judaism. |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Talmud, revealing a spectrum of responses to the presence of a man who straddles the line between insider and outsider. Ranging from character assassination to valorization of Jethro as a convert, these interpretive strategies reveal him to be a locus of anxiety for the rabbis concerning conversion, community boundaries, intermarriage, and non-Jews. |