Jewish Literary Cultures

Volume 1, The Ancient Period

AvDavid Stern

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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This first installment in the three-volume Jewish Literary Cultures is a collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, ranging from fables in the Bible and ancient Jewish interpretations of the Song of Songs to the use of erotic narrative in rabbinic literature, the canonization of classical Jewish literature, comparative exegesis, and the early history of Jewish reading practices. David Stern uses contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism—and opens new windows onto questions of cultural exchange and influence, the relationship of textuality and materiality, the history of Jewish literature, and the nature of Jewish literary creativity. The essays, written with literary flair, are intended to be accessible to informed lay readers as well as scholars and specialists in ancient Judaism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271067537

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David Stern is the Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Hebrew and Jewish Literature at Harvard University and coeditor of The Monk’s Haggadah (Penn State, 2015).

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“This engaging and insightful collection illustrates the value of viewing together what originally were disparately published writings. The book will be of great interest to scholars of the rabbinic literature and of hermeneutics and literary theory more generally. Highly recommended.”—A. J. Avery-Peck Choice

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ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Vayikra Rabbah and My Life in Midrash2 The Beautiful Captive: The Rabbinic Imagination, the Greco-Roman Novel, and the Dangerous Gentile Female3 Ancient Jewish Interpretation of the Song of Songs in a Comparative Context4 On Comparative Biblical Exegesis—Interpretation, Influence, Appropriation5 Anthology and Polysemy in Classical Midrash6 The Fables of the Jews: From the Hebrew Bible Through Rabbinic Literature7 On Canonization in Rabbinic Literature8 The First Jewish Books and the Early History of Jewish ReadingNotesCredits