Men, Masculinities and Intermarriage in Ezra 9-10 (Routledge Studies in the Biblical World)

Cover\nHalf Title\nSeries\nTitle\nCopyright\nDedication\nContents\nAcknowledgements\nList of abbreviations\nPreface\n1 Introduction: the problem with the foreign women in Ezra 9–10\n	Introduction\n	The problem with the problem of the foreign women\n	The ‘real’ women of Yehud\n	Embracing ambiguity\n	Outline of the book\n	References\n2 What masculinities do to help\n	Introduction\n	Gender matters\n	Men and masculinities in the Hebrew Bible\n	Gendering otherness\n	References\n3 Gendering otherness in Ezra 9–10\n	Introduction\n	The men of the golah\n	The enemy is a ‘she’\n	Daughters of the Canaanites\n	People of menstrual impurity\n	Golah masculinity and its discontents\n	References\n4 Mourning and masculinity\n	Introduction\n	Ezra the man\n	Ezra the mourner\n	The power of mourning\n	Problematizing priestly performance\n	References\n5 The masculinization of Yhwh\n	Introduction\n	The silent god of Ezra 9–10\n	The problem of the exile for the masculinity of Yhwh\n	The supreme monarch\n	The benevolent provider\n	The imperial lawgiver\n	References\n6 Intermarriage, foreign women and masculinities\n	Introduction\n	Intermarriage and masculinities\n	Managing men\n	Foreign women and golah masculinities\n	References\n7 Conclusion: masculinities matter\n	Introduction\n	On men and masculinities in Ezra 9–10\n	Managing men\n	Beyond the text\n	References\nIndex