num_pages: 640
description: This acclaimed book offers the first comprehensive treatment and analysis fo the phenomenon of textual interpretation ion ancient Israel. Fishbane explores the rich tradition of exegesis prior to the development of biblical interpretation in early classical Judaism and the earliest Christiancommunities and analyzes four main categories of scribal legal aggadic and mantological. The paperback edition has been expanded with new material and appendices.
language: English
title: Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel
publisher: Oxford University Press