Daily Archives: March 30, 2011

Thompson on the Execration Texts

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

I’m continuing my way through Thomas Thompson’s Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives. On page 113, Thompson states: “When all the above material is taken into consideration, the earliest conceivable date for any of the Execration Texts seems to be about … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Religion

The Feminist Shammaites?

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I’ve been reading Shmuel Safrai’s article on “Halakha” in Literature of the Sages: Part One.  I’ll be blogging about parts of this book for the last two days of Women’s History Month.  My discussion today draws from pages 193-194. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Rabbinics, Women's History Month