Encyclopaedia of midrash. / Volume 2 / / edited by Jacob Neusner and Alan Avery-Peck.

• Superior document: European History and Culture - Book Archive 2000-2006
• TeilnehmendeR: Neusner, Jacob,; Avery-Peck, Alan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: European History and Culture - Book Archive 2000-2006.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (495 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

The Encyclopedia of Midrash — Biblical Interpretation in Formative Judaism, provides a systematic account of biblical interpretation in Judaism, from well before the second century BCE through the end of the seventh century CE. While emphasizing the Rabbinic literature, it also covers interpretation of Scripture in a number of distinct canons, ranging from the Targumic literature and Dead Sea Scrolls to the New Testament and Church Fathers. The encyclopedia comprises fifty-six essays written by thirty scholars, representing the leading figures in the study of ancient Judaism and biblical interpretation in North America, Europe, and the State of Israel. Alongside a general introduction to Rabbinic Midrash and its traits, including the theoretical questions of definition, origins, theology, hermeneutics, genre-criticism, and language, the encyclopedia addresses specific topics of concern in the study of scriptural interpretation. How Rabbinic midrashic documents that focus on specific books of Scripture read those specific books, the theology expressed by Rabbinic midrashic compilations, and the historical context in which Rabbinic Midrash took shape all are treated. Beyond these central issues in understanding Rabbinic Midrash, the encyclopedia treats interpretations of Scripture that came to closure prior to, or outside of, the framework of Rabbinic Midrash: Hellenistic Jewish Midrash, Josephus, Pseudo-Philo, Jubilees, as well as to the New Testament, Karaite and Samaritan writings, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Encyclopedia of Midrash provides readers with a depth and breadth of treatment of Midrash unavailable in any other single source. Through the writings of top scholars in each of their fields, it sets out the current state of the question for each of the many topics discussed in its pages. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004141667).

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jacob Neusner -- Preface / Jacob Neusner -- Origins and Emergence of Midrash in Relation to the Hebrew Bible / Timothy H. Lim -- Parable ( Mashal ) / Jacob Neusner -- Pentateuchal Targums as Midrash / Paul V.M. Flesher -- Pesiqta deRab Kahana, Synagogue Lections for Special Occasions in / Jacob Neusner -- Pesiqta deRab Kahana, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Pseudo-Philo’s Biblical Antiquities / Daniel J. Harrington S.J. -- Qabbalah, Midrash and / Ithamar Gruenwald -- Rabbinic Midrash in Historical Context, the Fourth and Fifth Century Compilations / Jacob Neusner -- Ruth in Ruth Rabbah / Jacob Neusner -- Ruth Rabbah, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Samaritan Midrash / Alan D. Crown -- Septuagint, Midrashic Traditions and / Giuseppe Veltri -- Sifra, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Sifre to Deuteronomy, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Sifre to Numbers, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Song of Songs in Song of Songs Rabbah / Luis F. Girón Blanc -- Song of Songs Rabbah, Theology of / Jacob Neusner -- Targum Jonathan of the Prophets I / Bruce Chilton -- Targum Jonathan to the Prophets II / Bruce Chilton -- Targum, Conceptual Categories of / Étan Levine -- Theological Foundations of Rabbinic Exegesis / Rivka Kern-Ulmer -- Theology of Rabbinic Midrash / Jacob Neusner -- Women, Midrashic Constructions of / Judith R. Baskin -- Index of Ancient Sources / Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, William Scott Green, Guenter Stemberger -- Index of Subjects/ Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, William Scott Green, Guenter Stemberger.