Midrash and Legend Historical Anecdotes in the Tannaitic Midrashim

This study applies form criticism to the stories of the earliest rabbinic midrashim. The results shed light on the literary personalities of the individual midrash collections and the relationships of transmission in the tradition. These stories are of particular interest from an inter-religious and...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Moss, Joshua L.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2014]
Zusammenfassung:
This study applies form criticism to the stories of the earliest rabbinic midrashim. The results shed light on the literary personalities of the individual midrash collections and the relationships of transmission in the tradition. These stories are of particular interest from an inter-religious and comparative literary point of view because New Testament studies have often referred to certain narratives in the gospels as "midrashic." The author sets forth, in positive terms, an understanding of what functions historical anecdotes serve in the tannaitic midrashim, along with a catalogue of the rhetorical conventions used to fulfill those functions
Umfang:
1 online resource (688 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Gorgias Studies in Judaism
ISBN:
9781463236403
DOI:
10.31826/9781463236403
Schlagworte:
RELIGION / Judaism / General
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