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Philo’s Perception of Women / by Sly, Dorothy

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Traditional Views of Women -- The State of Scholarship -- Philo's Language -- Woman and Virgin -- Biblical Women (I): Eve -- Biblical WOmen (II): The Others -- Biblical Virgins (I) -- Biblical (II): Sarah and Rebecca -- Biblical Virgins (III): Leah (Rachel), Dinah, Tamar, and Hannah -- Women of Philo's World -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Abbreviations and Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Some Jewish Women in Antiquity / by Bar-Ilan, Meir

Table of Contents: “…Heroines -- Literate Women -- The Keening Women -- Prayers by Women -- Sorceresses -- Prostitutes.…”
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Ben Sira’s View of Women : A Literary Analysis / by Trenchard, Warren C. (Warren Charles)

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History and Literature : New Readings of Jewish Texts in Honor of Arnold J. Band /

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Halakhah in a Theological Perspective / by Novak, David

Table of Contents: “…-- The Conflict Between Halakhah and Ethics: The Case of Mamzerut -- Annulment in Lieu of Divorce in Jewish Law -- Divorce and Conversion: Is a Traditional-Liberal Modus Vivendi Possible? -- Women in the Rabbinate? -- Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Perspective of Jewish Tradition -- Judaism and Contemporary Bioethics -- The Threat of Nuclear War: Jewish Perspectives -- The Logic of the Covenant: An Essay in Systematic Jewish Theology.…”
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