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Azzan Yadin - Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash - 9780812237917 - V9780812237917
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Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash

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Description for Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash Hardback. Presents a study of midrash - the biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbis. This work examines early, tannaitic legal midrash, focusing on the interpretive tradition associated with the figure of Rabbi Ishmael. It also locates the Rabbi Ishmael hermeneutic within the religious landscape of Second Temple and post-Temple literature. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.

The study of midrash—the biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbis—has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years. Most recent scholarship, however, has focused on the aggadic or narrative midrash, while halakhic or legal midrash—the exegesis of biblical law—has received relatively little attention. In Scripture as Logos, Azzan Yadin addresses this long-standing need, examining early, tannaitic (70-200 C.E.) legal midrash, focusing on the interpretive tradition associated with the figure of Rabbi Ishmael.
This is a sophisticated study of midrashic hermeneutics, growing out of the observation that the Rabbi Ishmael midrashim contain a dual personification of Scripture, which is referred ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
Series
Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812237917
SKU
V9780812237917
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Azzan Yadin
Azzan Yadin teaches in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University.

Reviews for Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash
"This is perhaps the most significant and innovative scholarly work on the halakhic midrashim in the past thirty years. The claims are extremely convincing, the scholarship is rigorous, and the writing is engaging. The conclusions repeatedly break new ground and dispel mistaken ideas that have been accepted among scholars. Most impressive, Yadin consistently displays a command of both textual expertise ... Read more

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