Election, Favoritism, and Freedom: Towards a Modern Jewish Theology of Matrilineal Descent
This article offers an account of the broad theological contours of the Jewish practice of matrilineal descent. I make the case that matrilineality epitomizes God's contingent preference in favoring and electing Israel. I link Mara Benjamin's recent work to recuperate asymmetrical power re...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Modern theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 775-795 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matrilineality
/ Judaism
/ Descent
/ Israel
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BH Judaism XA Law |
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