Rabbinical literature forms the second canon of Judaism: Mishnah and Talmud, which were written in Palestine and Mesopotamia between 200 and 800 CE. The basis of thesetexts is the Hebrew Bible. Rabbinical literature often refers to both biblical women and biblical concepts of gender. Drawing on the latest research findings, the contributions inthis volume examine how biblical women have been represented, edited, and seen anew in this extensive body of literature.

Tal Ilan ist Professorin für Judaistik an der Freien Universität Berlin.Lorena Miralles-Maciá ist assoziierte Professorin am Department für Semitische Studien (Hebräische und Aramäische Studien) der Universität von Granada.Ronit Nikolsky ist Assistant Professor für Culture and Cognition an der Universität Groningen.Constanza Cordoni ist Post-Doc Research Fellow am Institut für Alttestamentliche Bibelwissenschaft der Universität Graz.