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The Midrashic Process - Tradition and Interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism (Paperback)
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The Midrashic Process - Tradition and Interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism (Paperback)
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The purpose of this book is to re-examine those basic issues in the
study of Midrash which to some extent have been marginalised by
trends in scholarship and research. Irving Jacobs asks, for
example, whether the early rabbinic exegetes had a concept of
peshat, plain meaning, and, if so, what significance they attached
to it in their exposition of the biblical text. He enquires if the
selection of proemial and proof-texts was a random one, dependent
purely upon the art or whim of the preacher, or rather if
exegetical traditions linked certain pentateuchal themes with
specific sections of the Prophets (and particularly the
Hagiographa), which were acknowledged by preachers and audiences
alike. As Midrash in its original, pre-literary form, was a living
process involving both live preachers and live audiences in the
ancient synagogues of the Holy Land, to what extent, he asks, did
the latter influence the former in the development of their art and
skills?
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