Trial Stories in Jewish Antiquity
Author | : Chaya T Halberstam |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2024-08-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198865148 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198865147 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Trial Stories in Jewish Antiquity written by Chaya T Halberstam and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-08-02 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trial Stories in Jewish Antiquity is the first book to examine what early Jewish courtroom narratives can tell us about the capacity and limits of human justice. Drawing from affect theory and feminist legal thought, Chaya T. Halberstam offers original readings of some of the most famous trials in the ancient Jewish tradition.