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Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780876688144
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to the seven Midrash compilations with a lucid account of their main points. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author: David Stern
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780674654488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDavid Stern shows how the parable or mashal--the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash--was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament and kabbalistic parables. Through its innovative approach to midrash, this study reaches beyond its particular subject, and will appeal to all readers interested in narrative and religion.
Author: Barbara Diamond Goldin
Publisher: Jason Aronson Incorporated
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9780876688373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents stories of heroic individuals from the Talmud and Midrash.
Author: Simi Peters
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting a systematic approach to the study of midrash, each of the readings presented in this book attempts to reconstruct the reasoning behind midrashic commentary on biblical narrative. The goal of the book is to convey a sensitivity to the language and meanings of the Tanakh, and to develop a reverent appreciation for the language and teachings of the Jewish sages.
Author: Barbara Diamond Goldin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2006-09-27
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 0742579670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection gives the reader a taste of the thousands of stories one can find in the treasure house of rabbinic literature. Some of these stories are humorous, some mysteriuos, some tense with drama or adventure, some filled with the joy of a miracle and the beauty of faith. All of these stories come from either the Talmud or the Midrash. This collection shows that these rabbinical stories are not old and outdated, but alive and timeless, for future generations to continue to enjoy.
Author: Wilda C. Gafney
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1611648122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety of female characters, many of whom are often overlooked and nameless. Gafney employs a solid understanding of womanist and feminist approaches to biblical interpretation and the sociohistorical culture of the ancient Near East. This unique and imaginative work is grounded in serious scholarship and will expand conversations about feminist and womanist biblical interpretation.
Author: Edwin C. Goldberg
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author presents English readers with an easily accessible entrance into the world of Midrash, the classical rabbinic literature containing the commentaries of Jewish Tradition's greatest sages and rabbis.
Author: David Stern
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780810115743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Midrash and Theory, David Stern presents an approach to midrashic literature through the prism of contemporary theory. As midrash--the literature of classical Jewish Scriptural interpretation--has become the focus of new interest in contemporary literary circles, it has been invoked as a precursor of post-structuralist theory and criticism. At the same time, the midrashic imagination has undergone a revival in the larger Jewish community and shown itself capable of exercising a powerful influence and hold on a new type of contemporary Jewish writing. Stern examines this resurgence of fascination with ancient Jewish interpretation from the persepctive of the cultural relevance of midrash and its connection to its original historical and literary contexts.
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 1498200834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book introduces Midrash both in general and through many examples of the kinds of Midrash that flourished among ancient Judaism. Neusner, as a preeminent authority on the subject, lays special emphasis upon the exegesis of Scripture produced by the Judaism of the dual Torah, oral and written.
Author: Bernard H. Mehlman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-10-05
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9004331336
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMedieval Midrash: The House for Inspired Innovation is the first book-length study of this under-examined genre of Jewish Literature. Mehlman and Limmer cover the history of scholarship of these curious texts and evaluate the origins, dating, and authors of Medieval Midrash. In addition to addressing such scholarly questions, Medieval Midrash illustrates its themes and judgments through the annotated translation of the six extant texts that revolve around the key figure of King Solomon. This book, whose underlying tropes speak to the continuing need for creative religious expression, will be of interest to scholars and non-academics alike.
