Format:
VIII, 288 Seiten
ISBN:
3161547020
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9783161547027
Series Statement:
Texts and studies in ancient Judaism 166
Content:
Genesis Rabbah, the earliest rabbinic commentary on the book of Genesis, was composed in Roman Palestine around the fifth century CE and continued to be studied throughout medieval and modern times. In this volume, an international team of scholars explores the literary formation and textual transmission of this work as well as the historical, cultural, religious, and political contexts in which it was composed. -- From back cover
Note:
"This volume presents essays that emerged from an international conference about the late antique rabbinic commentary on Genesis, Genesis Rabbah, held at Princeton University im May 2013" (Preface)
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Introduction. Genesis Rabbah, a great beginning
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The major manuscripts of Genesis Rabbah
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Between narrative and polemic : the Sabbath in Genesis Rabbah and the Babylonian Talmud
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Genesis Rabbah's Enoch
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Into the workshop of the homilist : a comparison of Genesis Rabbah 33:1 and Leviticus Rabbah 27:1
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Abraham and the messianism of Genesis Rabbah
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The family of Abraham in Genesis Rabbah
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Origen's Commentary on Genesis as a key to Genesis Rabbah
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Stage Mothers : performing the matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah and Yannai
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Composition and transmission of the exegetical narrative in Genesis Rabbah
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On plane trees and the Palatine hill : Rabbi Yishmael and the Samaritan in Genesis Rabbah and the later Palestinian Rabbinic tradition
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Peshat in Genesis Rabbah
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The final chapters of Genesis Rabbah
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Midrash Rabbah Genesis
;
Midrash Rabbah Genesis
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Bibel Genesis
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Exegese
;
Rabbinismus
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Konferenzschrift
Author information:
Kattan Gribetz, Sarit 1984-
Author information:
Schäfer, Peter 1943-
Author information:
Grossberg, David M. 1965-
Author information:
Himmelfarb, Martha 1952-
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