| Midrash and Multiplicity: Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer and the Renewal of Rabbinic Interpretive Culture Contributor(s): Sacks, Steven Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110209225 ISBN-13: 9783110209228 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.14 |
| LCCN: 2009037081 |
| Series: Studia Judaica |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer represents a late development in "midrash", or classical rabbinic interpretation, that has enlightened, intrigued and frustrated scholars of Jewish culture for the past two centuries. Midrash and Multiplicity addresses the problems raised by this equivocal work, and uses Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer in order to assess the nature of "midrash", and the renewal of Jewish interpretive culture, during its transition to the medieval era. |