Zipporah: the proactive woman who frees man from death (Ex 4,24-26)

Abstract

In the dynamics of Israel’s ancient traditions about the exodus from Egypt and in the context of Moses’s vocation and mission, this episode highlights, notwithstanding its difficult comprehension, the important role of Zipporah and, through her, the singular role of a woman in the Bible. And this study is really worth regarding. The approach employed in this paper emphasizes the narrative analysis that allows the identification of new elements whose understanding is beyond a diachronic approach. This is the main purpose of this paper aiming at elucidating important points for socio-pastoral action.