tradition and interpretation in rabbinic Judaism /
First Statement of Responsibility
Irving Jacobs.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiii, 218 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. What is Midrash? -- 2. Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis in Job and the Generation of the Flood -- 3. Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis in Job and Israel's early history as a nation -- 4. Popular legends and traditions in the archetypal sage -- 5. Popular legends and traditions in the archetypal priest-king -- 6. Popular legends and traditions in the regenerating tree -- 7. The midrashic background for James 2:21-23 -- 8. Elements of Near-Eastern mythology in rabbinic Aggadah -- Appendix 1. Job and the Generation of the Flood -- Appendix 2. Job in Israel's early history as a nation -- Appendix 3. The archetypal sage -- Appendix 4. The archetypal priest-king.
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TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.