Dangerous Hero: Rabbinic Attitudes Toward Legendary Warriors

Identifiable in early rabbinic literature is a class of extraordinary warriors, often called gibborim, whose legendary deeds became the object of commentary and debate. This essay attempts to define gibborim as a topic of discussion in rabbinic literature and to discover and interpret the attitudes...

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Main Author: Marks, Richard G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 1984
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1983, Volume: 54, Pages: 181-194
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