The Return of the Repressed

Pirqe De-Rabbi Eliezer and the Pseudepigrapha
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-17049-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 140, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism

This study analyzes mythic narratives, found in the 8th century midrashic text Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer (PRE), that were excluded, or ‘repressed’, from the rabbinic canon, while preserved in the Pseudepigrapha of the Second Temple period. Examples include the role of the Samael (i.e. Satan) in the Garden of Eden, the myth of the Fallen Angels, Elijah as zealot, and Jonah as a Messianic figure. The questions are why these exegetical traditions were excluded, in what context did they resurface, and how did the author have access to these apocryphal texts. The book addresses the assumptions that underlie classic rabbinic literature and later breaches of that exegetical tradition in PRE, while engaging in a study of the genre, dating, and status of PRE as apocalyptic eschatology.

Zielgruppe

Those interested in biblical exegesis, the relationship between law and narrative, theology of evil, Second Temple Literature and Midrash.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adelman, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel Adelman, (Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2008) was a post-doctoral fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto in 2007-2008. She now teaches Bible and Rabbinics at Miami University, Ohio, and also lectures widely abroad.