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This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors. Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of… More...

This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors. Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of this verse provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity more generally. The story of Jewishness that this book tells may surprise many modern readers for whom religious identity revolves around ritual and worship. In Leviticus 18:3's story of Jewishnes This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors. Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of this verse provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity more generally. The story of Jewishness that this book tells may surprise many modern readers for whom religious identity revolves around ritual and worship. In Leviticus 18:3's story of Jewishness, sexual practice and cultural habits instead loom large. The readings in this book are on a micro-level, but their implications are far-ranging: Berkowitz transforms both our notion of Bible-reading and our sense of how Jews have defined Jewishness. Old Testament, Study, Defining Jewish Difference: From Antiquity to the Present~~ Berkowitz, Beth A.~~Old Testament~~Study~~9781139227766, en, Defining Jewish Difference: From Antiquity to the Present, Berkowitz, Beth A., 9781139227766, Cambridge University Press, 02/01/2012, , , , Cambridge University Press, 02/01/2012<

ISBN: 9781139227766

This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors.Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of … More...

This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors.Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of this verse provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity more generally.The story of Jewishness that this book tells may surprise many modern readers for whom religious identity revolves around ritual and worship.In Leviticus 18:3's story of Jewishness, sexual practice and cultural habits instead loom large.The readings in this book are on a micro-level, but their implications are far-ranging: Berkowitz transforms both our notion of Bible-reading and our sense of how Jews have defined Jewishness.; PDF; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Biblical studies & exegesis, Cambridge University Press<

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From Antiquity to the Present, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, This book traces the interpretive career of Leviticus 18:3, a verse that forbids Israel from imitating its neighbors. Beth A. Berkowitz shows that ancient, medieval and modern exegesis of this verse provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity more generally. The story of Jewishness that this book tells may surprise many modern readers for whom religious identity revolves around ritual and worship. In Leviticus 18:3's story of Jewishness, sexual practice and cultural habits instead loom large. The readings in this book are on a micro-level, but their implications are far-ranging: Berkowitz transforms both our notion of Bible-reading and our sense of how Jews have defined Jewishness. [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2012<

ISBN: 9781139227766

Berkowitz shows that interpretation of Leviticus 18:3 provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity.; EPUB; Politics, Philosphy … More...

Berkowitz shows that interpretation of Leviticus 18:3 provides an essential backdrop for today's conversations about Jewish assimilation and minority identity.; EPUB; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Biblical studies & exegesis, CRC Press<

ISBN: 9781139227766

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