Midrash and Context

Proceedings of the 2004 and 2005 SBL Consultation on Midrash

Edited by Lieve M. Teugels & Rivka Ulmer

A collection of seven groundbreaking essays on Rabbinic midrash and related texts by a new generation of erudite scholars combining the themes of the 2004 and 2005 SBL midrash sessions: “Jewish and Christian Hermeneutics” and “Midrash and Cultural Studies,” this book is a must have for clergy, students, scholars, and laypersons interested in deepening their understanding of Rabbinic and Patristic biblical interpretation.

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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-59333-582-3

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Series: Judaism in Context5

Publication Date: Jul 17,2007

Interior Color: Black

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Page Count: 188

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-1-59333-582-3

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Co-editors, Rivka Ulmer and Lieve Teugels, leading experts on midrash, here present seven groundbreaking essays on Rabbinic midrash by a new generation of erudite scholars of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. The contributions reflect a deep understanding of the languages and literatures of the Middle East in Late Antiquity, a thorough grounding in the history of research, a judicious application of textual criticism of rabbinic texts, an empathetic encounter with the abiding values conveyed by these texts, and three distinct forms of interdisciplinary scholarship. Five of the seven essays compare, contrast and mediate between Rabbinic and Patristic exegesis and elucidate elements of culture shared by these ancient interpreters of Scripture. Another of the essays is a brilliant application of Orality Studies and semiotics to the study of the origin, the forms, and the content of aggadic midrash, and especially the ubiquitous and seldom analyzed “prooftext”. The volume concludes with an exposition, with pictorial illustrations, of the Rabbinic Sages' familiarity with and utilization of the Egyptian Osiris Myth in their homilies and Scriptural exegesis. With hermeneutics, polemics, and even magic, this book is a veritable must for clergy, students, scholars, and laypersons interested in deepening their understanding of Rabbinic and Patristic biblical interpretation.

Lieve Teugels is Adjunct Editor at Gorgias Press and specialist in midrash. She has published two books and many articles on midrash and Jewish Studies. Rivka Ulmer holds the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair in Judaic Studies at Bucknell University. She has published multiple books and studies in the field of midrash and Jewish Studies.

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	Contributor	Biography
	LieveTeugels	Lieve M. Teugels is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at the PThU in Amsterdam. Her research focuses on rabbinic literature, mainly midrash, and in recent years on parables in midrash and other ancient interpretation of the Bible.
	RivkaUlmer	Rivka Ulmer is Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Bucknell University. They serve as chairs of the Midrash Section for the Society of Biblical Literature, and both have published widely in the interdisciplinary area of Jewish Studies, particularly in the field of Midrash.

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