Women in the Wilderness: The 'Female Legislation' of the Book of Numbers (Num 5,11-31; 27,1-11; 30,2-17)

by Francesco Cocco

How were legal issues featuring women treated and resolved in the Book of Numbers? Francesco Cocco studies a trio of texts and finds the prominent place afforded to women quite peculiar and, it seems, at odds with the notions of autonomy, freedom, self-determination, or whatever other synonym can be married conceptually to the idea of women in leading roles. This in-depth investigation goes beyond appearances however to reveal a broader, perhaps even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161588568
• ISBN13: 9783161588563
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.7"