Parables in Midrash : Narrative and Exegesis in Rabbinic Literature by David Stern (1991, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University Press
ISBN-100674654471
ISBN-139780674654471
eBay Product ID (ePID)357816
Product Key Features
Book TitleParables in Midrash : Narrative and Exegesis in Rabbinic Literature
Number of Pages364 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicJudaism / Sacred Writings, Biblical Commentary / Old Testament, Inspirational, Jewish
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, History
AuthorDavid Stern
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-002809
Dewey Edition20
ReviewsStern argues persuasively that...the mashal's narrative becomes in itself a distinctly rabbinic form of scriptural exegesis. Stern's comparative discussions of parables ascribed to Jesus and the use of the mashal in later Hebrew literature make this book of great interest to students of New Testament, rabbinics, and literary theory., Well-written, comprehensible to the nonexpert and thorough in its description of material and in its use of modern literary criticism.
Dewey Decimal296.1/42066
SynopsisMidrash - biblical interpretation as practiced by the rabbinic sages in late antiquity - is both a repository of classical Jewish tradition and a self-defining literary mode. The parable, or mashal, is the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash. David Stern shows how the mashal was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament, and to kabbalistic parables. Drawing upon work in the fields of oral literature and narrative theory and using representative examples from a wide range of classic Jewish texts, all translated into English, he demonstrates how story and exegesis join in midrash to give rabbinic interpretation its unique character.
LC Classification NumberBM518.P3S74 1991
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