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- Title
Female Proselytes in the Light of the Book of Ruth and its Targumic Interpretation.
- Authors
Załuska, Anna
- Abstract
The paper describes the issue of female proselytes in the pre-normative biblical story of Ruth the Maobite, the great-grandmother of King David in the Book of Ruth and its subsequent Aramaic paraphrase, the Targum Ruth that describes the practice of the canonical conversion process. In the biblical story joining the family/nation precedes the entrance into the religious community; in the targumic paraphrase this order is reversed - firstly, Ruth is obliged to enter the religious community by observing the commandments and only then is she allowed to join the nation. The study helps reflecting about the origins and the dogmatic foundations of conversion. Moreover, the paper refers to the discussion in modern Israeli media on the status of foreigners and their enculturation with regards to the Law of Return and the halakhic attitude to converts.
- Subjects
JEWISH converts; PROSELYTIZING; RUTH (Biblical figure); BIBLE. Ruth; JUDAISM
- Publication
Judaica Olomucensia, 2013, Vol 1, p171
- ISSN
1805-9139
- Publication type
Article