gender and covenant in Judaism Cohen, Shaye J. D. creator text bibliography cau Berkeley University of California Press c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xvii, 317 p. ; 23 cm. Pt. I. Jewish circumcision and Christian polemics. A canonical history of Jewish circumcision -- Were Jewish women ever circumcised? -- Christian questions, Christian responses -- From reticence to polemic -- Pt. II. Why aren't Jewish women circumcised? four responses. The celebration of manhood -- The reduction of lust and the unmanning of men -- True faith and the exemption of women -- The celebration of womanhood. Shaye J.D. Cohen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-292) and indexes. Berit milah History Circumcision Religious aspects Judaism Women in rabbinical literature Rabbinical literature History and criticism Jews Identity BM705 .C65 2005 296.4/422 0520212509 (hbk) : 2004030699 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030699.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004030699.html DLC 150206 20250312110246.0 13824622