The Virgin Mother Sarah: The Characterization of the Matriarch in Genesis Rabbah
Abstract This article analyzes the portrayal of the matriarch Sarah in the fifth-century Palestinian rabbinic midrash Genesis Rabbah. The midrash not only dedicates a large number of derashot to the matriarch, but it repeatedly depicts her as a model of personal and religious excellence. In order to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2021, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-103 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Midrash
/ Sara, Genesis
/ Virgin birth
/ Matriarchy
/ Rabbi
/ Origenes 185-254
/ Christianity
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HD Early Judaism |
Further subjects: | B
Origen of Alexandria
B Sarah B cult of the Virgin B Genesis Rabbah B Mothers B matriarchs B Virgin Mary B Midrash |
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