Men, Masculinities and Intermarriage in Ezra 9-10

Elisabeth M. Cook

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Routledge
09 October 2023

History of religion; Old Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts; Gender studies: men

Series: Routledge Studies in the Biblical World

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 masculinities in this biblical text, shifting the focus away from the 'foreign women' to the men who are the primary actors in this work.

This approach addresses the diversity of masculinities and the ways in which they are implicated in the production of power relations in the text. It explores the ‘feminized’ masculinity of the peoples-of-the-lands, the unstable masculinity of the golah, Ezra’s performance of penitential masculinity, and the rehabilitation of divine masculinity. The rejection of the marriages and the call for the expulsion of the women and children are addressed as sites on which masculinities and power relations are configured. In doing so, this book sheds light on how women and the traits and performances culturally ascribed to women, femininity and inferior masculinities, are appropriated to produce masculinities and negotiate power relations between men. It posits that the debate in Ezra 9-10 is not, ultimately, about the women themselves, but about bringing the masculinities, bodies and practices of dissenting men under the ‘management’ of those who wield the Torah in the narrative world of the text.

Men, Masculinities and Intermarriage in Ezra-9-10 is of interest for scholars and students working on the Book of Ezra specifically, as well as the Hebrew Bible and its world more broadly. It is also a valuable study for those working on masculinities and gender in the biblical world and ancient Near East.

By: Elisabeth M. Cook
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032342177
ISBN 10: 103234217X
Series: Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 09 October 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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.

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Men, Masculinities and Intermarriage in Ezra 9-10

Elisabeth M. Cook

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