The creation of Adam as hermaphrodite - and its implications for feminist theology.
From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought
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Date: 9/22/1993
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Author: Reisenberger, Azila Talit
Biblical accounts of creation endorse female equality. However, patriarchal interpretations have subordinated the female role to a position of inferiority. The Bible presents two narratives of creation. Narrative A states that God created a male and a female. Narrative B states that God created a female from one side of Adam's body. In translation 'side' has been portrayed as rib. The idea of Eve's inferiority to Adam was established as Eve was no longer presented as an equal partner but as a ...
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