Jewish literary cultures / David Stern.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: University Park, The Pennsylvania State University Press, c2015.Description: 2 v. : (v.1 = ix, 243p.) illus ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780271067520
  • 9780271084831 (volume 2 ;
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809 St45j v.1
Incomplete contents:
Volume 1. The ancient period -- Volume 2. The medieval and early modern periods.
Introduction -- Vayikra Rabbah and my life in midrash -- The beautiful captive: the Rabbinic imagination, the Greco-Roman novel, and the dangerous gentile female -- Ancient Jewish interpretation of the song of songs in a comparative context -- On comparative biblical exegesis-interpretation, influence, appropriation -- Anthology and polysemy in classical midrash -- The fables of the Jews: from the Hebrew bible through rabbinic literature -- On canonization in rabbinic literature -- The first Jewish books and the early history of Jewish reading.
Summary: "A collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, using contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism"--Provided by publisher for volume 1.Summary: "A collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, using contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism"--
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"This volume deals with texts and topics from ancient Jewish literature; the second volume will treat Jewish literature from the medieval and early modern periods; the third, modern and contemporary Jewish literary texts."--Introduction, Volume 1.

library has v.1 only.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. The ancient period -- Volume 2. The medieval and early modern periods.

Introduction -- Vayikra Rabbah and my life in midrash -- The beautiful captive: the Rabbinic imagination, the Greco-Roman novel, and the dangerous gentile female -- Ancient Jewish interpretation of the song of songs in a comparative context -- On comparative biblical exegesis-interpretation, influence, appropriation -- Anthology and polysemy in classical midrash -- The fables of the Jews: from the Hebrew bible through rabbinic literature -- On canonization in rabbinic literature -- The first Jewish books and the early history of Jewish reading.

"A collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, using contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism"--Provided by publisher for volume 1.

"A collection of essays and studies of diverse texts and topics in ancient Jewish literature, using contemporary critical approaches and textual analysis to explore larger ideas and themes in rabbinic Judaism"--

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