Judaism and the interpretation of scripture
Subtitle: introduction to the rabbinic midrash
By: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish; Midrash -- History and criticism; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: How does Judaism read scripture?; title: An overview of the rabbinic midrash-compilations; title: Genesis in Genesis Rabbah : recasting the patriarchs into the models for Israelite conduct; title: Exodus in Mekhilta attributed to R. Ishmael : reorganizing the facts of scripture into coherent expositions on important topics; title: Leviticus in Sifra : mediating between the two Torahs, oral and written; title: Leviticus in Leviticus Rabbah : turning scripture's laws into the design of holy Israel's social order; title: Numbers in Sifré to Numbers : systematically reading and expounding scripture's narratives in accord with the rabbinic model; title: Deuteronomy in Sifré to Deuteronomy : turning scripture's cases into laws, and laws into an entire social system; title: Esther in Esther Rabbah I : a woman saves Israel; title: Ruth in Ruth Rabbah : a gentile woman saves Israel through the Torah; title: Song of Songs in Song of Songs Rabbah : reading holy Israel's relationship to God within the symbols of a love-song; title: Lamentations in Lamentations Rabbah : updating scripture's response to the First Temple's destruction by showing how an event defines a pattern; title: The calendar of Judaism in Pesiqta deRab Kahana : telling time by Judaism's clock; title: The sages in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan; title: The theology of rabbinic midrash