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Record Number:
5372
Author(s):
Poorthuis, Marcel and Chana Safrai
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Title :
Fresh Water for a Tired Soul: Pregnancy and Messianic Desire in a Mediaeval Jewish Document from Sicily [The authors examine a text in Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza that describes three events full of Messianic promise; the first event involves a pregnant Jewish woman who experiences visions and calls on Jews to repent].
Source:
Women and Miracle Stories: A Multidisciplinary Exploration. Edited by Anne-Marie Korte Studies in the History of Religions, 88. Brill, 2001. Pages 123 - 144.
Year of Publication:
2001.