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Neusner, Jacob

Judaism and the Interpretation of Scripture Introduction to the Rabbinic Midrash - Peabody Hendrickson Publishers 2004 - 230p

includes index and biblioraphy

How does judaism read Scripture?..........1
An overview of the Rabbinic Midrash-compilations........15
Genesis in Genesis rabbah: Recasting the patriarchs into the Models for Israelite Conduct ......30
Exodus in Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael .......46
Leviticus in Sifra: Mediating between the Two Torahs, oral and written ...........60
Leviticus in Leviticus rabbah: Turning scripture`s Laws into the design of Holy Israel`s Social Order .........74
Numbers in Sifre to numbers ..........88
Deuteronomy in Sifre to Deuteronomy.............102
Esther in Esther Rabbah.......116
Ruth in Ruth Rabbah.....131
Song of Songs in song of Songs Rabbah: Reading holy Israel`s Relationship to God Within the Symbols of a Love- song ..........145
Lamentations in Lamentations Rabbah...........159
The calendar of Judaism in Pesiqta Derab Kahana........174
The sages in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan .............192
THe Theology of Rabbinic Midrash ...........207


ISBN: 1565637062 1891

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rabbinic Literature

Dewey Class. No.: B55.6 / N398