The origins of Midrash: from teaching to text
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing the Book -- 2 Methodological Considerations -- 3 The Plan of the Book -- Part 1 Darash and the Jewish Leaders of the Second Temple Period -- Chapter 2 The Scribe (sofer) in the Second Temple Period -- 1 The Scribe as Writi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
BRILL
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Mandel, Paul D., 1953-, The origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text] (2019) (Novick, Tzvi, 1976 -)
[Rezension von: Mandel, Paul D., 1953-, The origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text] (2018) (Teugels, Lieve M., 1965 -) [Rezension von: Mandel, Paul D., 1953-, The origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text] (2021) (Baitner, Hallel) |
| Series/Journal: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Ser
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Early Judaism
/ Rabbinic literature
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Midrash
/ Concept of
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| Summary: | Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Introducing the Book -- 2 Methodological Considerations -- 3 The Plan of the Book -- Part 1 Darash and the Jewish Leaders of the Second Temple Period -- Chapter 2 The Scribe (sofer) in the Second Temple Period -- 1 The Scribe as Writing Professional -- 2 The Early Mesopotamian Scribe or ṭupšarru: Accountant and Tallyman -- 3 The West-Semitic Scribe or spr: Recorder -- 4 The Post-Exilic sofer: Ezra as safar dataʾ or Law Interpreter, Instructor and Advisor -- 5 safar and sofer in Other Texts of the Second Temple Period: Corroborative Evidence -- 6 The sofer in Sirach and Other Hebrew Passages of the Second Temple Period -- 7 The sofer in a Leadership Role in Jewish Society of the Late Second Temple Period -- 8 The Meaning of darash in Late Biblical Hebrew -- 9 Conclusions -- Excursus: The Figure of sofer in the Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition of the Second Temple Period -- Chapter 3 Doresh ha-torah and midrash torah: Teaching and Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 midrash ha-torah and doresh ha-torah in the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Texts -- 3 The Qumran Community and Instruction in Law -- Appendix 1: Passages Containing the Terms midrash ha-torah and doresh ha-torah in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Appendix 2: The Manuscript Evidence of the Rule of the Community (1QS) and the Text of the Council Rule (1QS VIII-IX) -- Appendix 3: The Role of the Community Council (ʿaẓat ha-yaḥad) within the Qumran Community -- Chapter 4 The Pharisees: Exegetes of the Laws -- 1 The Pharisees as Exegetes of the Laws: The Evidence from Josephus -- 2 The Scholarly View of exēgēsis as Interpretation of the Biblical Text and its Relation to midrash -- 3 The Meaning of ἐξηγέομαι -- 4 Exegesis in Legal Context: the Exegetes of the Eleusinian Mysteries 5 The Pharisees as Juristic Consultants of the Laws -- 6 Sabbath Convocations and the Reading of Law -- 7 Law and Scriptural Interpretation in the Late Second Temple Period -- 8 Modern Scholarship Regarding Textual Interpretation by the Pharisees -- 9 "Exegete of the Ancient Laws" and doresh ha-torah -- Part 2 Darash and the Sages of the Early Rabbinic Period -- Chapter 5 The Rabbinic Sage (ḥakham) and the bet midrash -- Introduction -- 1 The ḥakham -- 2 The talmid ḥakhamim -- 3 The bet midrash -- 4 Transformation of the Function of the bet midrash at the End of the Tannaitic Period -- 5 Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Darash and midrash: The Occupation of the ḥakham -- 1 Does darash Imply Scriptural Interpretation? -- 2 darash in Contexts of Scriptural Exposition -- 3 darash at the Junction of Law and Text -- 4 darash and the Exposition of Scriptural Law -- 5 midrash: from Instruction to Interpretation -- 6 doresh and darshan as nomen agentis -- 7 midrash and the Schools of Rabbi Ishmael and Rabbi Akiva -- 8 Summary -- Appendix: Insights into Selected Passages -- Chapter 7 From an Age of Instruction to an Age of Interpretation -- 1 Jewish Exegesis in Antiquity -- 2 Rabbi Isaac's midrash: "It is Scripture that I Expound" -- 3 midrash and the Polysemeity of Scripture -- 4 From an Age of Instruction to an Age of Interpretation -- List of Editions of Rabbinic Texts and Method of Citation -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Words and Phrases -- Index of Passages Cited -- Index of Subjects |
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| ISBN: | 9004336885 |