A Biblical Theology of the Book of Isaiah
A Biblical Theology of the Book of Isaiah

Author: Douglas W. Kennard

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-04-29

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1725254808

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Using a biblical theology method (explained in SwJT 56:1 [2013] 227-57), this book reflects the content of the text of Isaiah within its Jewish-Christian context.

The Origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text
The Origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text

Author: Paul D. Mandel

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-05-22

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 9004336885

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In The Origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text, Paul Mandel presents a comprehensive study of the words darash and midrash from the Bible until the early rabbinic periods (3rd century CE). In contrast to current understandings in which the words are identified with modes of analysis of the biblical text, Mandel claims that they refer to instruction in law and not to an interpretation of text. Mandel traces the use of these words as they are associated with the scribe (sofer), the doresh ha-torah in the Dead Sea scrolls, the “exegetes of the laws” in the writings of Josephus and the rabbinic “sage” (ḥakham), showing the development of the uses of midrash as a form of instruction throughout these periods.