Download or read book Writing the Wayward Wife written by Lisa Grushcow and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Writing the Wayward Wife" is a study of rabbinic interpretations of sotah, the law concerning the woman suspected of adultery (Numbers 5: 11-31). The book identifies the emergence of two major interpretive themes: the emphasis on legal procedures, and the condemnation of adultery.