Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780876688144
An introduction to the seven Midrash compilations with a lucid account of their main points. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Barbara Diamond Goldin
Publisher : Jason Aronson Incorporated
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780876688373
Presents stories of heroic individuals from the Talmud and Midrash.
Author : Simi Peters
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN :
Presenting a systematic approach to the study of midrash, each of the readings presented in this book attempts to reconstruct the reasoning behind midrashic commentary on biblical narrative. The goal of the book is to convey a sensitivity to the language and meanings of the Tanakh, and to develop a reverent appreciation for the language and teachings of the Jewish sages.
Author : Wilda C. Gafney
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611648122
Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work is grounded in serious scholarship and will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.
Author : David Stern
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674654488
David Stern shows how the parable or mashal--the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash--was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament and kabbalistic parables. Through its innovative approach to midrash, this study reaches beyond its particular subject, and will appeal to all readers interested in narrative and religion.
Author : Jay M. Harris
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 30,17 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791421444
This book is a study of rabbinic legal interpretation (midrash) in Judaisms rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods. It shows how the rise of Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Judaism in the modern period is tied to distinct attitudes toward the classical Jewish heritage, and specifically, toward rabbinic midrash halakah.
Author : Barbara Diamond Goldin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0742579670
This collection gives the reader a taste of the thousands of stories one can find in the treasure house of rabbinic literature. Some of these stories are humorous, some mysteriuos, some tense with drama or adventure, some filled with the joy of a miracle and the beauty of faith. All of these stories come from either the Talmud or the Midrash. This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for future generations to continue to enjoy.
Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498200834
This book introduces Midrash both in general and through many examples of the kinds of Midrash that flourished among ancient Judaism. Neusner, as a preeminent authority on the subject, lays special emphasis upon the exegesis of Scripture produced by the Judaism of the dual Torah, oral and written.
Author : Bernard H. Mehlman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,11 MB
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004331336
Medieval Midrash: The House for Inspired Innovation is the first book-length study of this under-examined genre of Jewish Literature. Mehlman and Limmer cover the history of scholarship of these curious texts and evaluate the origins, dating, and authors of Medieval Midrash. In addition to addressing such scholarly questions, Medieval Midrash illustrates its themes and judgments through the annotated translation of the six extant texts that revolve around the key figure of King Solomon. This book, whose underlying tropes speak to the continuing need for creative religious expression, will be of interest to scholars and non-academics alike.
Author : Lieve M. Teugels
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789042914261
This two-part book traces the literary and historic study of the story of the 'Wooing of Rebekah' in the Hebrew Bible and its creative interpretations in Rabbinic Midrash. Part 1 treats such issues as the characterization of the narrative agents in the biblical story, the use of repetition as a narrative structuring device, and the question as to the roles of Rebekah and Isaac in this story as well as in the broader Isaac-Rebekah narratives. Part 2 follows several rabbinic interpretations of this story, dealing with, among other topics, the development of the motif of Rebekah's virginity in rabbinic aggadah and halakha as well as the reception of this theme in modern feminist studies of midrash. While treating these topics, this is at the same time a methodological inquiry into the dynamics of midrashic interpretation, treating rabbinic techniques such as 'gap-filling' and 'linkage', and its differences from modern biblical exegesis.
