Encyclopaedia of Midrash (2 Vols)

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-14166-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 596 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 259 mm, Gewicht: 2639 g

The Encyclopedia of Midrash — Biblical Interpretation in Formative Judaism, provides a systematic account of biblical interpretation in Judaism, from well before the second century BCE through the end of the seventh century CE. While emphasizing the Rabbinic literature, it also covers interpretation of Scripture in a number of distinct canons, ranging from the Targumic literature and Dead Sea Scrolls to the New Testament and Church Fathers. The encyclopedia comprises fifty-six essays written by thirty scholars, representing the leading figures in the study of ancient Judaism and biblical interpretation in North America, Europe, and the State of Israel.
Alongside a general introduction to Rabbinic Midrash and its traits, including the theoretical questions of definition, origins, theology, hermeneutics, genre-criticism, and language, the encyclopedia addresses specific topics of concern in the study of scriptural interpretation. How Rabbinic midrashic documents that focus on specific books of Scripture read those specific books, the theology expressed by Rabbinic midrashic compilations, and the historical context in which Rabbinic Midrash took shape all are treated. Beyond these central issues in understanding Rabbinic Midrash, the encyclopedia treats interpretations of Scripture that came to closure prior to, or outside of, the framework of Rabbinic Midrash: Hellenistic Jewish Midrash, Josephus, Pseudo-Philo, Jubilees, as well as to the New Testament, Karaite and Samaritan writings, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Encyclopedia of Midrash provides readers with a depth and breadth of treatment of Midrash unavailable in any other single source. Through the writings of top scholars in each of their fields, it sets out the current state of the question for each of the many topics discussed in its pages.
All volumes of the print edition will become available in individual e-books: 9789004531345 (volume 1) - 9789004531352 (volume 2).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neusner, Jacob

Avery-Peck, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Listing of entries, by topic:

General Introduction to Rabbinic Midrash and its Traits
1. Midrash, Definitions of—Gary G. Porton
2. Origins and Emergence of Midrash in Relation to the Hebrew Bible—Timothy H. Lim
3. Theology of Rabbinic Midrash—Jacob Neusner
4. Hermeneutics, Techniques of Rabbinic Exegesis—Rivka Kern-Ulmer
5. Hermeneutics, A Critical Account—Gary G. Porton
6. Hermeneutics, Theology of—David Instone-Brewer
7. Theological Foundations of Rabbinic Exegesis—Rivka Kern-Ulmer
8. Language and Midrash—David Aaron
9. Women, Midrashic Constructions of—Judith R. Baskin
10. Halakhic Category Formations, Midrash and—Jacob Neusner
11. Oral Torah, Midrash and—Jacob Neusner
12. Parable—Jacob Neusner
13. Genres, Midrash and —Dalia Hoshen
14. “Art” in Midrashic Literature—Steven Fine
15. Qabbalah, Midrash and—Ithamar Gruenwald
16. Liturgy, Midrash in—Richard S. Sarason
Rabbinic Reading of Biblical Books
17. Genesis in Genesis Rabbah—Jacob Neusner
18. Exodus in Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael—Jacob Neusner
19. Leviticus in Sifra—Guenter Stemberger
20. Leviticus in Leviticus Rabbah—Jacob Neusner
21. Numbers in Sifre to Numbers—Jacob Neusner
22. Deuteronomy in Sifre to Deuteronomy—Steven Fraade
23. Lamentations in Lamentations Rabbati—Jacob Neusner
24. Song of Songs in Song of Songs Rabbah—Luis Girón Blanc
25. Esther in Esther Rabbah I—Jacob Neusner
26. Ruth in Ruth Rabbah—Jacob Neusner
27. Pesiqta deRab Kahana, Synagogue Lections for Special Occasions in—Jacob Neusner
28. Mekhilta deR. Simeon b. Yohai—W. David Nelson
29. Midrash Tannaim—Herbert Basser
The Theology of Rabbinic Midrash
30. Genesis Rabbah, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
31. Pesiqta deRab Kahana, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
32. Song of Songs Rabbah, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
33. Leviticus Rabbah, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
34. Lamentations Rabbati, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
35. Ruth Rabbah, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
36. Sifre to Deuteronomy, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
37. Sifre to Numbers, Theology of—Jacob Neusner
38. Sifra: Theology of—Jacob Neusner
Rabbinic Midrash in Historical Context
39. Fourth and Fifth Century Midrash-Compilations—Jacob Neusner
Privileged Translations: The Targumim and Rabbinic Midrash
40. Targum Jonathan of the Prophets I—Bruce D. Chilton
41. Targum Jonathan to the Prophets II—The Former Prophets—Bruce D. Chilton
42. Targum, Conceptual Categories of—Etan Levine
43. Pentateuchal Targums as Midrash—Paul Flesher
44. Hagiographa, Targums to—Josep Ribera
Formative Rabbinic Midrash in Synchronic Context; Special Topics
45. Hellenistic Jewish Midrash, I: Beginnings—Folker Siegert
46. Hellenistic Jewish Midrash II: Adopting the Allegoric Method. Aristobulus to Philo—
Folker Siegert
47. Hellenistic Jewish Midrash, III: Developed Non-Allegorical Forms. Josephus—Folker
Siegert
48. Josephus, Midrash in His Version of the Pentateuch—Louis Feldman
49. Pseudo-Philo’s Biblical Antiquities—Daniel J. Harrington
50. Jubilees, Midrash in—Betsy Halpern-Amaru
51. Church Fathers, Rabbinic Midrash and—Adam Kamesar
52. Septuagint, Midrashic Traditions and—Giuseppe Veltri
53. New Testament Narrative as Old Testament Midrash—Robert Price
54. Karaite Conception of the Biblical Narrator—Meira Polliack
55. Samaritan Midrash—Alan Crown
56. Dead Sea Scrolls, Biblical Interpretation in—Lawrence H. Schiffman

Über Autor(innen)

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and a Member of the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ.
Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies in the Religious Studies Department of the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. Alongside his many publications on Rabbinic Judaism, he is - with Jacob Neusner - editor of The Encyclopaedia of Judaism.