Election, Favoritism, and Freedom: Towards a Modern Jewish Theology of Matrilineal Descent
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This article offers an account of the broad theological contours Jewish practice matrilineal descent. I make case that matrilineality epitomizes God's contingent preference in favoring and electing Israel. link Mara Benjamin's recent work to recuperate asymmetrical power relations for feminist theology relationship inherent election With Benjamin, emphasize importance contingency, vulnerability, favoritism divine parental love. then read opening parable tractate Avodah Zarah one Talmudic strategy reckoning with contingency election. In Zarah, election's is qualified by concept zekhut avot—the merit patriarchs. From here, turn Jon Levenson construction avot Genesis stories. show patriarchs defined patriarchal encounter trial favoritism. For Israelites after Genesis, a decisive consequence all Jacob's (Israel's) descendants become beloved God. The transmission covenant thus transforms from inscrutable choice still-contingent ancestry. closes interpretation rabbinic imahot—the matriarchs. preferred or preferring matriarch determining next son Genesis. argues matriarchal not tied any essential gender, but capacity exercise freedom under conditions providential silence. contend descent re-inscribes every generation people.
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عنوان ژورنال: Modern Theology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0266-7177', '1468-0025']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/moth.12863