Dr. Tamar Kamionkowski is professor of biblical studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). She received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University. Tamar is the author of Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos: Studies in the Book of Ezekiel and co-editor of Bodies, Embodiment and Theological of the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Mesopotamian gynecological texts and what we know about women’s postpartum flow help us parse the unusual Hebrew idiom demei tohorah, literally “bloods of purity” (Leviticus 12), to describe the second stage of postpartum bleeding.
Mesopotamian gynecological texts and what we know about women’s postpartum flow help us parse the unusual Hebrew idiom demei tohorah, literally “bloods of purity” (Leviticus 12), to describe the second stage of postpartum bleeding.
In biblical tradition, Miriam is known as Moses’ sister. Critical analysis reveals more about this ancient and once independent leader.
In biblical tradition, Miriam is known as Moses’ sister. Critical analysis reveals more about this ancient and once independent leader.
Unlike the Priestly writers for whom sacrifice and rituals are needed to maintain the divine presence in the Tabernacle, the Deuteronomists stress God’s transcendence and the obedience of the heart and soul.
Unlike the Priestly writers for whom sacrifice and rituals are needed to maintain the divine presence in the Tabernacle, the Deuteronomists stress God’s transcendence and the obedience of the heart and soul.
