... one such example of rabbinic jurisprudence in a midrash on the Garden of Eden story - in particular, on God's punishment of the serpent. The midrash points out that in the story God interrogates ... excuse, thereby denying the serpent due process. The midrash speculates that God denies the serpent an opportunity ... that God suppressed the serpent's defense, this midrash exposes a tension between due process and legal ... uphold due process or protect legal authority? The midrash offers no easy solutions. Instead, it seeks to ...
Tópico(s): American Constitutional Law and Politics
2006 - RELX Group (Netherlands) | SSRN Electronic Journal
... this book, Wilda C. Gafney takes a "womanist midrash" approach to (re)introduce the reader to many ... of her experience with classical and contemporary Jewish midrash and with the "sanctified imagination" often employed in ... more broadly. Gafney then defines her own womanist midrash approach as "a set of interpretive practices, including ... peoples and enslaved persons" (p. 3). Like rabbinic midrash, her approach is characterized by close reading and ... two large sections. Part 1 is a womanist midrash on the Torah with one chapter devoted to ...
2018 - Eisenbrauns | Bulletin for Biblical Research
... the same time, Rashi made frequent use of midrash, selecting and adapting his sources, to be sure, ... s uncritical acceptance of the fabulous elements in midrash, although each of these commentators found esoteric meanings ... Maimonidean) of pursuing “plain sense” exegesis instead of midrash wherever the midrash derives from a linguistic peculiarity or unexpected narrative ... exegesis as absurd for its naive acceptance of midrash and its unscientific worldview (ch. 4). Another harsh ... around 1525. Aboulrabi denounces Rashi’s use of midrash in various interesting ways, while still affirming the ...
Tópico(s): Historical and Linguistic Studies
2020 - Eisenbrauns | Bulletin for Biblical Research
This paper begins by attempting to define midrash as a distinct genre of classical rabbinic literature in order to understand the significance of the term in contemporary discourse. It will then ... Jewish feminists mean when they apply the term, midrash, to their work and consider the extent to ... will then outline, with my own suggestions, how midrash might be usefully appropriated for feminist ends and ...
Tópico(s): Islamic Studies and History
2013 - SAGE Publishing | Feminist Theology
Isaac Rabinowitz, Mathias Delcor,
... manuscrits de la Mer Morte: Essai sur le Midrash d’Habacuc Les manuscrits de la Mer Morte: Essai sur le Midrash d’Habacuc, M. Delcor. Isaac Rabinowitz Isaac Rabinowitz ... manuscrits de la Mer Morte: Essai sur le Midrash d’Habacuc. Journal of Biblical Literature 1 June ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Historical Studies
1953 - Society of Biblical Literature | Journal of Biblical Literature
Rudolf Mach, William G. Braude,
The Midrash is a succession of homilies concerned with the recurrence or comparison of words and situations in the ... D., its subject matter is enormous. Characteristically, The Midrash on Psalms deals with varying matters, from the ... to Himself. This first English translation of The Midrash on Psalms presents a wealth of clarifying and ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Historical Studies
1959 - Society of Biblical Literature | Journal of Biblical Literature
E. P. Sanders, Michael Goulder,
Book Review| September 01 1977 Midrash and Lection in Matthew Midrash and Lection in Matthew, M. D. Goulder. E. P. Sanders E. P. Sanders Search for other ... Email Permissions Search Site Citation E. P. Sanders; Midrash and Lection in Matthew. Journal of Biblical Literature ...
Tópico(s): Biblical Studies and Interpretation
1977 - Society of Biblical Literature | Journal of Biblical Literature
Géza Vermès, William H. Brownlee,
Book Review| June 01 1982 The Midrash Pesher of Habakkuk The Midrash Pesher of Habakkuk, William H. Brownlee. Geza Vermes Geza Vermes Search for other works by this author ... MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Geza Vermes; The Midrash Pesher of Habakkuk. Journal of Biblical Literature 1 ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Historical Studies
1982 - Society of Biblical Literature | Journal of Biblical Literature
... 1_4Alexander Freer Faith in Reading: Revisiting the Midrash–Theory Connection, Paragraph 39, no.33 (Nov 2016): ... Late Antique to Medieval Corpora of the Aggadic Midrash, (Jan 2014): 82–102.https://doi.org/10. ... doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/lfr019Rivka Kern‐Ulmer Midrash and the Hebrew Bible, Religion Compass 2, no. ...
Tópico(s): Islamic Studies and History
1988 - University of Chicago Press | Critical Inquiry
Edward Alphonso Goldman, David Stern,
... Blame Eikhah Rabbah 3.21 3. Poetics Theorizing Midrash Narrative or Exegesis? Narrative Convention and Exegetical Novelty ... Mashal in Context The Problem of Context in Midrash The Mashal and the Homily The Mashal and ... Exegetical Enumeration Series of Meshalim The Mashal in Midrash 6. The Mashal in Hebrew Literature From the ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Historical Studies
1993 - American Oriental Society | Journal of the American Oriental Society
Jonathan Ben‐Dov, Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra,
This article proves that the title “Midrash Sepher Moshe,” written in Jewish square characters on the verso of the cryptic scroll 4Q249, is the product of a correction. Initially ... been “Sepher Moshe” which was subsequently corrected to “Midrash Moshe.” This is therefore a rare attestation of ... on the part of Qumran librarians. The terms “midrash” and “sepher” are discussed accordingly. In addition, the ...
Tópico(s): Ancient Near East History
2014 - Brill | Dead Sea Discoveries
... to be explained by the influence of the Midrash in Jewish religion. The mosaic reflects the hope ... vision that Abraham, the astrologer, according to the Midrash, saw at the time of the covenant (Gen. ...
Tópico(s): Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
1986 - Taylor & Francis | Bijdragen
... of Books Current Trends in the Study of Midrash. Edited by Carol Bakhos. (Supplements to the Journal ... the most well-known names in present- day midrash study in this collection that covers a rather ...
Tópico(s): Theology and Philosophy of Evil
2007 - Brill | Journal for the Study of Judaism
... Jewish biblical commentator of all time, however, the midrash entered the Jewish exegetical mainstream. What is more, ... of its inclusion in Rashi's Commentary, the midrash won ongoing, often protracted attention from a wide ... Hispano-Jewish sensibilities, opened the way for this midrash's assimilation into the Spanish commentary tradition.4 ...
Tópico(s): Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
2007 - University of Pennsylvania Press | The Jewish Quarterly Review
The term midrash expresses the conviction that the ultimate answer is to be found in searching the Scripture, where it will ...
Tópico(s): Biblical Studies and Interpretation
1971 - SAGE Publishing | Interpretation A Journal of Bible and Theology
... Such a time was the time in which midrash was created.
Tópico(s): Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
1987 - Duke University Press | Poetics Today
... article:Alexander Freer Faith in Reading: Revisiting the Midrash–Theory Connection, Paragraph 39, no.33 (Nov 2016): ...
Tópico(s): Archaeology and Historical Studies
1994 - University of Chicago Press | The Journal of Religion
... employed to oppose them? By studying and interpreting midrash, Jewish biblical commentary originating in late antiquity, the ... and contemporary culture. In particular, four characteristics of midrash were identified: intertextuality, interpersonal engagement, the absence–presence ...
Tópico(s): Biblical Studies and Interpretation
2007 - Taylor & Francis | Contemporary Psychoanalysis
... as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash, by Azzan Yadin. Divinations. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania ...
Tópico(s): Medieval and Classical Philosophy
2005 - Society of Biblical Literature | Journal of Biblical Literature
Edward Alphonso Goldman, Hermann L. Strack, Günter Stemberger, Markus Bockmuehl,
... resources for the study of the Talmud and Midrash. The result is a comprehensive work of reference ...
Tópico(s): Medieval and Classical Philosophy
1996 - American Oriental Society | Journal of the American Oriental Society
... bet keneset) and the house of study (bet midrash) in the same context, conveying the sense that ... lived, the rabbis perceived not only the bet midrash but also the bet keneset as under their ...
Tópico(s): Historical and Linguistic Studies
2004 - University of Pennsylvania Press | The Jewish Quarterly Review
... Jerusalem, even every great man's house,’ the Midrash makes the following remark: And to what does ... s house refer? That's the academy ( bet midrash ) of Rabban Johanan ben Zakkai. And why is ...
Tópico(s): Biblical Studies and Interpretation
1965 - Cambridge University Press | Traditio
... have employed the ancient Jewish interpretive method of midrash. Use of midrash opens new, imaginative possibilities that can enliven and extend our usual exegesis of texts. More specifically, midrash provides the ideal category for understanding artistic interactions with biblical texts. Through midrash students can understand artists to be both profound ...
Tópico(s): Development, Ethics, and Society
2005 - Wiley | Teaching Theology & Religion
... perspective of my career as a student of midrash. Essentially a celebration of Vayikra Rabbah and its ... seeks to show how my readings of the midrash have changed over the years not so much ...
Tópico(s): African history and culture analysis
2001 - Indiana University Press | Prooftexts
... ReviewsSing, O Barren One: A Study in Comparative Midrash. Mary Callaway Frederick J. MurphyFrederick J. Murphy Search ...
Tópico(s): Religion and Society Interactions
1988 - University of Chicago Press | The Journal of Religion
Abstract Throughout the midrash Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer (PRE), motifs are recycled to connect primordial time to the eschaton. In this paper, I ... world (even shtiyah) at the Temple Mount. The midrash reflects the influence of Islamic legends about the “ ... is understood in terms of the genre “narrative midrash” and compared to classical rabbinic literature in order ...
Tópico(s): Medieval and Classical Philosophy
2009 - Brill | Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
Tawny L. Holm, Betty Rojtman, Steven Rendali,
... the successive levels of traditional commentary, from early Midrash to modern Kabbalah, Rojtman examines the tension between ...
Tópico(s): Medieval and Classical Philosophy
2000 - Linguistic Society of America | Language
... relation to it.Keywords: Damascus; Dead Sea Scrolls; Midrash Sifra; Qumran
Tópico(s): Historical and Linguistic Studies
1999 - Brill | Dead Sea Discoveries
... contained much scriptural interpretation known, in Hebrew, as midrash. Midrash continued to be taught and transmitted by the ... collections that also came to be known as midrash. The interpretations contained in these collections reflect the ... seeking to uncover the deeper meanings of scripture. Midrash is thus a rich genre of ancient religious ... of Jewish identity. Over the past seven centuries, midrash has been included in Bible lessons (for all ... widely respected Bible commentator. His extensive use of midrash attests to the understanding that Torah literacy requires ...
Tópico(s): Biblical Studies and Interpretation
2009 - Routledge | British Journal of Religious Education