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- Book Title
- The Midrashic Imagination: Jewish Exegesis, Thought, and History
- ISBN
- 9780791415221
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791415228
ISBN-13
9780791415221
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2192514
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Midrashic Imagination : Jewish Exegesis, Thought, and History
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Biblical Commentary / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Jewish
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
92-027070
Reviews
"Written by some of the most outstanding scholars of Jewish Studies, this book sheds light on the dominant cognitive mode of Judaism. Through the Midrashic process Jewish scholars molded Jewish consciousness, responded to historical crises, created legal and theological norms, and shaped Jewish culture. The book offers a sophisticated analysis of textuality in Judaism: the interpretation of sacred texts explains both the traditionalist nature of Judaism as well as its elasticity. Going beyond contemporary literary approaches to Midrash, these essays offer a very balanced analysis of the dialectical interplay between textual interpretation and historical context. It is an important collection that could become standard reference work in the field of Jewish Studies." -- Hava Tirosh-Rothschild, Indiana University
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction Michael Fishbane Part I. Midrashic Hermeneutics: Some Conceptual and Comparative Considerations 1. Midrash and the "Midrashic Condition": Preliminary Considerations Ithamar Gruenwald · Tel Aviv University 2. From Midrash to Mishnah: Theological Repercussions and Further Clarifications of "Chate'u Yisrael" David Weiss Halivni · Columbia University 3. Midrashic versus Other Forms of Jewish Hermeneutics: Some Comparative Reflections Moshe Idel · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Part II. Ancient Midrash: Myth, History, and Parable 4. "The Holy One Sits and Roars": Mythopoesis and the Midrashic Imagination Michael Fishbane · The University of Chicago 5. The Rabbinic Parable and the Narrative of Interpretation David Stern · University of Pennsylvania Part III. Medieval Midrash and Exegesis: The Many Ways of Peshat, Remez, and Sod 6. The Nature and Distribution of Medieval Compilatory Commentaries in the Light of Rabbi Joseph Kara's Commentary on the Book of Job Sara Japhet · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 7. Maimonides on the Covenant of Circumcision and the Unity of God Josef Stern · The University of Chicago 8. Beautiful Maiden Without Eyes: Peshat and Sod in Zoharic Hermeneutics Elliot R. Wolfson · New York University 9. Proverbs, Figures, and Riddles: The Dialogues of Love as a Hebrew Humanist Composition Arthur M. Lesley · Baltimore Hebrew University Part IV. Myth, Midrash, and Exemplum in Medieval Historiography 10. Can Medieval Storytelling Help Understanding Midrash? The Story of Paltiel: A Preliminary Study on History and Midrash Robert Bonfil · The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 11. History, Story and Collective Memory: Narrativity in Early Ashkenazic Culture Ivan G. Marcus · The Jewish Theological Seminary of America 12. Sefer Yosippon: History and Midrash Steven Bowman · University of Cincinnati Index
Synopsis
This innovative and original book examines the broad range of Jewish interpretation from antiquity through the medieval and renaissance periods. Its primary focus is on Midrash and midrashic creativity, including the entire range of nonlegal interpretations of the Bible. Considering Midrash as a literary and cultural form, the book explores aspects of classical Midrash from various angles including mythmaking and parables. The relationship between this exoteric mode and more esoteric forms in late antiquity is also examined. This work also focuses on some of the major genres of medieval biblical exegesis: plain sense, allegory, and mystical.
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