Spirit Possession and Intimate Partner Violence in the Law of Jealousy (Numbers 5:11–31)

Historically, interpretation of the "law of jealousy" (Num 5:29) has focused on the supposed "straying" wife (Num 5:12) and assumed that resolving the consequences of her behavior was the primary purpose of the text. More recently, feminist interpreters have demonstrated how the...

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Main Author: Carlson, Reed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2024
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2024, Volume: 143, Issue: 4, Pages: 583-602
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Numeri 5 / Bible. Numeri 5,12-31 / Feminism / Spirit / Violence / Woman / Jealousy
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
NCA Ethics
TB Antiquity
ZA Social sciences
ZB Sociology
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