The Beruriah Incident : Tradition of Exclusion as a Presence of Ethical Principles
The story known as the Beruriah Incident, which appears in Rashi’s commentary on bAvodah Zarah 18b (related to ATU types 920A* and 823A*), describes the failure and tragic end of R. Meir and his wife Beruriah, two tannaic role-models. This article examines the authenticity of the story by tracking t...
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Universität Potsdam
2014
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Online Access: | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-71682 http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2014/7168/ |