Ecclesiastical Authoritarianism: A Case Study on Yevamot 87b

By S.H. Parker

It is the late 1st century/early 2nd century. A man travels and is gone an awfully long time. Finally, someone comes to his wife and informs her that her husband died.
So she remarries. Is the report of her husband's death Biblically sufficient to release her from the marriage?
We assume the Biblically determinative two witnesses appear. But what if only one person came to tell her? What if a religious court said it was okay for her to marry again?
And if he then reappears? This is precisely the case brought in Yevamot 87b.
How do the early sages handle the case of the reappearing husband? What do they teach us about marriage and the termination of marriage, how many witnesses are required and who may be a witness? What is the fate of this woman and her new husband?
And how do they reach their decisions?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08YJ4D47J
• ISBN13: 9798719016672
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"