[PDF] What Is Midrash And A Midrash Reader eBook

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 21,84 MB
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1498200834

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This 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 : Simi Peters
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,89 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN :

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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 : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780876688144

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An introduction to the seven Midrash compilations with a lucid account of their main points. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1612614442

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The ancient rabbis believed that the Torah was divinely revealed and therefore contained eternal truths and multitudinous hidden meanings. Not a single word was considered haphazard or inconsequential. This understanding of how Scripture mystically relates to all of life is the fertile ground from which the Midrash emerged. Here Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso explores how Midrash originated and how it is still practiced today, and offers new translations and interpretations of twenty essential, classic midrashic texts. You will never read the Bible the same way again!

Author : Daniel Boyarin
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 1994-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780253114617

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Proceeding by means of intensive readings of passages from the early midrash on Exodus The Mekilta, Boyarin proposes a new theory of midrash that rests in part on an understanding of the heterogeneity of the biblical text and the constraining force of rabbinic ideology on the production of midrash. In a forceful combination of theory and reading, Boyarin raises profound questions concerning the interplay between history, ideology, and interpretation.

Author : Michael Katz (Rabbi)
Publisher :
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827607309

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Searching for Meaning in Midrash explores the fascinating body of Jewish literature called Midrash—creative interpretations of the Bible that are designed to reveal hidden or deeper meaning in Scripture. Each of the over 50 midrashim sit next to its corresponding biblical text so that readers can compare them, along with commentary on the times and insights of the Rabbis who wrote each midrash. Readers are given guidance for answering “What does this text mean to me?”

Author : Wilda C. Gafney
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611648122

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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 : David Stern
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674654488

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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.