Making Souls as the Essence of Jewishness

"The Souls They Have Made" Genesis 12:5 and its Reincanation in Jewish Law and Theology
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-8471-1864-0
Verlag: V & R Unipress GmbH

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 022, gebunden

Reihe: Poetik, Exegese und Narrative / Poetics, Exegesis and Narratives

The reception history of Genesis 12:5 within the rabbinical tradition is long and winding; dealing with core issues of Jewish identity and the essence of Jewishness. Yuval Katz-Wilfing attempts to follow this path, understanding the context of the steps taken in the understanding and use of Genesis 12:5 and their trajectory. His work touches upon many epochs: starting with the origin in both the biblical context and the context of the ancient near east, continuing with the reception in second temple time and early Midrashim, going on with the readings in Midrash and Talmud and reception in Halacha and geonitic Midrash, exegesis, shu”t and theological writing of the middle ages and lastly kabbalah literature and Zohar. The book employs Critical Analysis of source material in its historical context as well as, thematically inter-contextual methods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Katz-Wilfing, Yuval

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Rabbinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie

Über Autor(innen)

Katz-Wilfing, Yuval
Rabbi Dr. Yuval Katz Wilfing researches and teaches about Jewish thought, rabbinical literature and Jewish life in various academic institutions and he is regularly lecturing and writing about inter-religious dialogue from a Jewish perspective.