Eve Levavi Feinstein

Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible

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Produktbeschreibung

Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible examines the Hebrew Bible's use of pollution language to characterize sexual relationships. Eva Feinstein argues that descriptions of female pollution reflect a view of women as sexual property, while descriptions of male pollution relate to Israel's holiness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 157mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780199395545
• ISBN-10: 0199395543
• Artikelnr.: 47867500

Autorenporträt

Eve Levavi Feinstein a writer, editor, and educator in Palo Alto, CA. She received her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Her articles have appeared in Vetus Testamentum and Bodies, Embodiment, and Theology of the Hebrew Bible.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Purity and Pollution Ideas in the Hebrew Bible
3. Sexual Pollution of Women
4. Leviticus 18 and Sexual Pollution of Men
5. The Legacy of Leviticus 18 in the Hebrew Bible
6. Conclusion
Appendices