Judaism and disability : portrayals in ancient texts from the Tanach through the Bavli /
Abrams, Judith Z,
Judaism and disability : portrayals in ancient texts from the Tanach through the Bavli / [print] Judith Z. Abrams. - Washington, District of Columbia : Gallaudet University Press, (c)1998. - xi, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
Introduction -- Priestly Perfection -- Persons with Disabilities, Symbolism, and Collective Israel -- Disabilities, Atonement, and Individuals -- Body, Soul, and Society -- Categorization, Disabilities, and Persons with Disabilities -- The River Flows On.
Judaism and Disability delves into all of the ancient texts and their explications, including the Tanach, the Hebrew acronym for the Jewish Bible, the Mishnah, considered the foundation of rabbinic literature, and the Bavli, the Babylonian Talmud. Instead of imposing a contemporary consciousness upon these archaic works, this carefully researched book presents their viewpoints as written, in an effort to understand why they expressed the sensibilities that they did.
9781563680687
98017641
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
People with disabilities in the Bible.
People with disabilities in rabbinical literature.
People with disabilities (Jewish law)
Capacity and disability (Jewish law)
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
BS1199 BS1199.A161.J833 1998
Judaism and disability : portrayals in ancient texts from the Tanach through the Bavli / [print] Judith Z. Abrams. - Washington, District of Columbia : Gallaudet University Press, (c)1998. - xi, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
Introduction -- Priestly Perfection -- Persons with Disabilities, Symbolism, and Collective Israel -- Disabilities, Atonement, and Individuals -- Body, Soul, and Society -- Categorization, Disabilities, and Persons with Disabilities -- The River Flows On.
Judaism and Disability delves into all of the ancient texts and their explications, including the Tanach, the Hebrew acronym for the Jewish Bible, the Mishnah, considered the foundation of rabbinic literature, and the Bavli, the Babylonian Talmud. Instead of imposing a contemporary consciousness upon these archaic works, this carefully researched book presents their viewpoints as written, in an effort to understand why they expressed the sensibilities that they did.
9781563680687
98017641
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
People with disabilities in the Bible.
People with disabilities in rabbinical literature.
People with disabilities (Jewish law)
Capacity and disability (Jewish law)
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
BS1199 BS1199.A161.J833 1998