Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 01/03/2005 01:08, Dora Smith wrote:

> This appears to be an interesting question.
>
> A liberal analysis argued that ish or 'iysh is used to mean both man and
> woman, as in laws forbidding murder and that sort of thing.
>
> That is what it would mean now - but, for instance, the Deuteronomic law
> code treated women as chattal capable only of being stolen or used without
> permission.   Not people with minds and will to do wrong.   DID laws that
> used the term 'iysh' include both men and women by that term?
>
>  
Is this really what the Deuteronomic law says? Of course a generally 
patriarchal society is assumed. But in Numbers incidents like the 
daughters of Zelophehad uphold women's inheritance rights, within 
certain limits. OK, that's Numbers not Deuteronomy. But can we really 
push a wedge between different parts of the Law on this issue?

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Peter Kirk
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