Reading between the lines
Subtitle: form and content in Levinas's Talmudic readings
By: Elisabeth Goldwyn ; translated by Rachel Kessel
Contributors: Kessel, Rachel, translator
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780820704838
Subjects: Talmud; Criticism, interpretation; Philosophy; Jewish philosophy; History
Work titles: Reṿaḥ ben ha-otiyot
Description: "Originally published in Hebrew, this book examines Levinas's contributions to Jewish thought, concentrating specifically on his talmudic readings in the context of contemporary midrash"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is the midrash?; title: Midrash and prophecy; title: Levinas's attitude to the interpreted text; title: The relationship between exegesis and reality; title: Interpretive pluralism; title: Unique features of levinas's midrash.