| Author | : Jacob Neusner |
| Publisher | : Jason Aronson |
| Total Pages | : 672 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780876688144 |
An introduction to the seven Midrash compilations with a lucid account of their main points. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
| Author | : Simi Peters |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Presenting 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 | : David Stern |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780674654488 |
David 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 | : Wilda C. Gafney |
| Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2017-08-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1611648122 |
Womanist 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 | : Barbara Diamond Goldin |
| Publisher | : Jason Aronson Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 110 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780876688373 |
Presents stories of heroic individuals from the Talmud and Midrash.
| Author | : Hermann Leberecht Strack |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9781451409147 |
Gunter Stemberger's revision of H. L. Strack's classic introduction to rabbinic literature, which appeared in its first English edition in 1991, was widely acclaimed. Gunter Stemberger and Markus Bockmuehl have now produced this updated edition, which is a significant revision (completed in 1996) of the 1991 volume. Following Strack's original outline, Stemberger discusses first the historical framework, the basic principles of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics and the most important Rabbis. The main part of the book is devoted to the Talmudic and Midrashic literature in the light of contemporary rabbinic research. The appendix includes a new section on electronic resources for the study of the Talmud and Midrash. The result is a comprehensive work of reference that no student of rabbinics can afford to be without.
| Author | : David Stern |
| Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780810115743 |
In 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 | : Barbara Diamond Goldin |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 127 |
| Release | : 2006-09-27 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0742579670 |
This 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 | : Jay M. Harris |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 1995-01-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780791421444 |
This book is a study of rabbinic legal interpretation (midrash) in Judaisms rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods. It shows how the rise of Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Judaism in the modern period is tied to distinct attitudes toward the classical Jewish heritage, and specifically, toward rabbinic midrash halakah.
