The origins of midrash : from teaching to text /

The origins of midrash : from teaching to text /

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Author / Creator:	Mandel, Paul D., 1953- author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 180 Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 180.
Subject:	Midrash -- History and criticism. Midrash -- Language, style. Midrash. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12017142

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ISBN:	9789004336889 9004336885 9789004153141
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	In The Origins of Midrash: From Teaching to Text of Midrash, Paul Mandel presents a comprehensive study of the words darash and midrash from the Bible until the early rabbinic periods (3rd century CE). In contrast to current understandings in which the words are identified with modes of analysis of the biblical text, Mandel claims that they refer to instruction in law and not to an interpretation of text. Mandel traces the use of these words as they are associated with the scribe (sofer), the doresh ha-torah in the Dead Sea scrolls, the exegetes of the laws in the writings of Josephus and the rabbinic sage (akham), showing the development of the uses of midrash as a form of instruction throughout these periods.
Other form:	Print version: Mandel, Paul D. 1953- Origins of midrash. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] 9789004153141
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004336889

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Summary:	In The Origins of Midrash : From Teaching to Text , Paul Mandel presents a comprehensive study of the words darash and midrash from the Bible until the early rabbinic periods (3rd century CE). In contrast to current understandings in which the words are identified with modes of analysis of the biblical text, Mandel claims that they refer to instruction in law and not to an interpretation of text.<br> <br> Mandel traces the use of these words as they are associated with the scribe ( sofer ), the doresh ha-torah in the Dead Sea scrolls, the "exegetes of the laws" in the writings of Josephus and the rabbinic "sage" ( ḥakham ), showing the development of the uses of midrash as a form of instruction throughout these periods.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004336889 9004336885 9789004153141