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Takbīr, Tariq Al-Jamil
"Famous" Fetuses In Rabbinic Literature, Gwynn Kessler
"Famous" Fetuses In Rabbinic Literature, Gwynn Kessler
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This chapter examines rabbinic narratives about fetuses recorded in compilations dating from the third through the tenth centuries CE. Instead of placing these traditions within the context of contemporary questions about abortion, this chapter illustrates the ways that rabbinic narratives about fetuses and traditions about the creation of the embryo provide insights into rabbinic constructions of Israel. Particular attention is paid to rabbinic traditions about prenatal Jacob and Esau, which demonstrate that the rabbis often construct Jewishness in oppositional relation to non-Jewishness.
Ibādah, Tariq Al-Jamil
Earthing The Spirit: With Mark Wallace, M. Manolopoulos, Mark I. Wallace
Earthing The Spirit: With Mark Wallace, M. Manolopoulos, Mark I. Wallace
Religion Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Looking Back To Look Forward: Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24), Gwynn Kessler
Looking Back To Look Forward: Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24), Gwynn Kessler
Religion Faculty Works
No abstract provided.