A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part Two: Ketubot: Translation and Explanation
Overview
In this second part of Jacob Neusner’s examination of the Mishnaic law of women, he provides a translation and explanation of Ketubot, the Mishnah tractate that deals with marriage contracts, specifically regarding such issues as spousal death, divorce, and alimony. Neusner outlines Ketubot chapter by chapter, comparing the themes in it with those found in other Mishnah tractates and other Scripture.
- Title: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part Two: Ketubot: Translation and Explanation
- Author: Jacob Neusner
- Series: Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity
- Volume: 2
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Mishnah. Nashim › Commentaries; Women (Jewish law)
- ISBNs: 9781556353567, 1556353561
- Resource ID: LLS:HSTMSHNCLWWPRT2
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:38:33Z
Jacob Neusner (1932–2016) was a preeminent scholar of ancient Judaism and one of the most published authors ever, with more than 900 original volumes to his name. He was educated at Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the University of Oxford, and Yale University. He was research professor of theology and senior fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. Neusner’s work has been highly influential, if sometimes controversial. He pioneered applying “form criticism” to Rabbinic texts, and aimed at a humanistic and academic reading of ancient Jewish literature.
Neusner’s works include the Jacob Neusner Jewish Studies Bundle (99 vols.).