Current trends in the study of midrash / / edited by Carol Bakhos.

This collection of essays by many of the leading scholars of midrash and rabbinics reflects the various current methodological approaches to the study of rabbinic scriptural interpretation. During the last three decades of the 20th century scholars in the field made significant forays into literary...

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Superior document:Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 106
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 106.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Summary:This collection of essays by many of the leading scholars of midrash and rabbinics reflects the various current methodological approaches to the study of rabbinic scriptural interpretation. During the last three decades of the 20th century scholars in the field made significant forays into literary studies, interdisciplinary studies, and to some degree women's studies. This volume thus illustrates these trends, and highlights several fundamental studies, such as the origins of midrash, the making of critical editions, and the relationship of midrash to other forms of Jewish as well as non-Jewish exegesis. Situating midrash within the broader contexts of hermeneutics, rabbinics and postmodern studies, the volume as a whole presents the reader with a comprehensive view of the kinds of questions and issues scholars in the field are engaging.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9047417739
9789047417736
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Carol Bakhos.