Polygamy in the Law of Moses /

Stephens, Ryan (Writer on Jewish polygamy),

Polygamy in the Law of Moses / [print] Ryan Stephens. - Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated, (c)2024. - xxiii, 131 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographies and index.

Exodus -- Leviticus -- Deuteronomy -- Polygamy in the narrative accounts.

"The Mosaic Law provides implicit support for polygamy as a licit practice in the Old Testament period. Polygamy in the Law of Moses provides an examination of the evidence for this claim as well as a critical interaction with and evaluation of counter claims made by scholars"--

9781666957976

2024006378


Bible.--Old Testament.


Polygamy (Jewish law)
Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

KBM546.4.S835.P659 2024