Men, Masculinities and Intermarriage in Ezra 9-10

Offering a reading of the intermarriage debate and expulsion of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10, this book engages with the production and performance of men masculinities in this biblical text. Suitable for those working on the Book of Ezra and the Hebrew Bible.

Autorentext

Elisabeth M. Cook is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Biblical Interpretation at the Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana in San José, Costa Rica where she has held the position of Rector since 2017.

Inhalt

1 Introduction: The problem with the foreign women in Ezra 9-10; 2 What masculinities do to help; 3 Gendering otherness in Ezra 9-10; 4 Mourning and masculinity; 5 The masculinization of Yhwh; 6 Intermarriage, foreign women and masculinities; 7 Conclusion: Masculinities matter.