Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity - Betrothal, Marriage, Infidelity in Writings of Ephrem Syrian

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Creating a primary bond: what is betrothal?; 2. During betrothal: is premarital cohabitation an option?; 3. Creating a marital bond: can rape determine marital status?; 4. Breaking a marital bond: what do fornication and adultery do?; 5. Discussion and conclusions.

About the author

Yifat Monnickendam is a senior lecturer in the Department of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. Her work focuses on the rise of the Christian legal tradition in its Roman and Jewish context and she has published widely in leading journals.

Summary

Using the writings of Ephrem, one of the earliest Syriac Christian writers, Yifat Monnickendam explores marriage, sexual relations and family law in late antique Christianity and the nature of Jewish-Christian relations. Of interest to historians of late antiquity, early Christianity and ancient Judaism.

Product details

• Authors: Yifat Monnickendam, Yifat (Tel-Aviv University) Monnickendam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108480321
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48032-1
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Judaism, Legal History, Middle Eastern history