Hebrew texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim surroundings / edited by Klaas Spronk, Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman.

• Superior document: Studia Semitica Neerlandica, Volume 69
• TeilnehmendeR: Spronk, Klaas,; Staalduine-Sulman, Eveline van,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Studia Semitica Neerlandica ; Volume 69.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (348 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Includes index.

Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings offers a new perspective on Judaism, Christianity and Islam as religions of the book. Their problematic relation seems to indicate that there is more that divides than unites these religions. The present volume will show that there is an intricate web of relations between the texts of these three religious traditions. On many levels readings and interpretations intermingle and influence each other. Studying the multifaceted history of the way Hebrew texts were read and interpreted in so many different contexts may contribute to a better understanding of the complicated relation between Jews, Christians and Muslims. These studies are dedicated to Dineke Houtman honouring her work as professor of Jewish-Christian relations.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings / Klaas Spronk and Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman -- Converted Demons: Fallen Angels Who Repented / Johannes C. de Moor -- Jephthah and Saul: An Intertextual Reading of Judges 11:29–40 in Comparison with Rabbinic Exegesis / Klaas Spronk -- Two Women, One God and the Reader: Theology in Four Recensions of Hannah’s Song (1 Samuel 2:1–10) / Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman -- Between Hermeneutics and Rhetorics: The Parable of the Slave Who Buys a Rotten Fish in Exegetical and Homiletical Midrashim / Lieve Teugels -- The Beauty of Sarah in Rabbinic Literature / Tamar Kadari -- David’s Strengths and Weaknesses in the Targum of the Psalms / Geert W. Lorein -- From ‘Writtenness’ to ‘Spokenness’: Martin Buber and His Forgotten Contemporaries on Colometry / F.J. Hoogewoud -- Imitating Dutch Protestants: Jewish Educational Literature on the Biblical History from the 19th and the First Half of the 20th Century / Cees Houtman -- Jewish Influences upon Islamic Storytelling: The Example of David and Bathsheba / Marcel Poorthuis -- Elazar ben Jacob of Baghdad in Jewish Liturgy / Wout van Bekkum -- Midrash Bereshit Rabbah in Christian Bindings: A Newly Discovered Medieval Ashkenazic Manuscript Fragment from Jena / Andreas Lehnardt -- Martin Luther—Precursor of Modern Antisemitism? / Hans-Martin Kirn -- ‘You are Constantly Looking over My Shoulder’: The Influence of the Relationship between Franz Rosenzweig and Margrit Rosenstock-Huessy on the Gritlianum and on The Star of Redemption II 2 / Harry Sysling -- Local Leadership in the Galilee: ʿAbd Allāh Salman Saleh Khayr (1906–1971) / Gert van Klinken -- Finding Pearls: Matthew 13:45–46 and Rabbinic Literature / Eric Ottenheijm -- ‘You Christians are being Led Astray!’ Some Notes on the Dialogue of Athanasius and Zacchaeus / Pieter W. van der Horst -- ‘Stay Here with the Ass’: A Comparing Exegetical Study between Cyril’s Fifth Festal Letter and Rabbinic Exegesis in Babylonian Talmud and Genesis Rabbah 56:1–2 / Leon Mock -- The Voice of Community: Jewish and Christian Traditions Coping with an Absurd Commandment (Deut 21:18–21) / Michael C. Mulder -- Noachide Laws: A Viable Option as an Alternative for Full Conversion to Judaism? / Simon Schoon -- A Queen of Many Colours / Magda Misset-van de Weg -- Index of Sources.