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Judaism I - History (Hardcover)
Michael Tilly, Burton L. Visotzky; Contributions by Lee Levine, Joseph M. Davis, Natalie B. Dohrmann, …
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In histories of ancient Jews and Judaism, the Roman Empire looms
large. For all the attention to the Jewish Revolt and other
conflicts, however, there has been less concern for situating Jews
within Roman imperial contexts; just as Jews are frequently
dismissed as atypical by scholars of Roman history, so Rome remains
invisible in many studies of rabbinic and other Jewish sources
written under Roman rule."Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire"
brings Jewish perspectives to bear on long-standing debates
concerning Romanization, Christianization, and late antiquity.
Focusing on the third to sixth centuries, it draws together
specialists in Jewish and Christian history, law, literature,
poetry, and art. Perspectives from rabbinic and patristic sources
are juxtaposed with evidence from piyyutim, documentary papyri, and
synagogue and church mosaics. Through these case studies,
contributors highlight paradoxes, subtleties, and ironies of
Romanness and imperial power.Contributors: William Adler, Beth A.
Berkowitz, Ra'anan Boustan, Hannah M. Cotton, Natalie B. Dohrmann,
Paula Fredriksen, Oded Irshai, Hayim Lapin, Joshua Levinson, Ophir
Munz-Manor, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Hagith Sivan, Michael D. Swartz,
Rina Talgam.
Jewish Biblical Interpretation and Cultural Exchange Comparative
Exegesis in Context Edited by Natalie B. Dohrmann and David Stern
"No other anthology of scholarship on the Jewish interpretation of
the Hebrew Bible covers the same chronological span (ancient
through early modern) or has the same comparative and contextual
emphasis (Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Karaite) as this."--Steven
Fraade, Yale University Biblical interpretation is not simply study
of the Bible's meaning. Historically, it has also served as a
primary medium for cultural and religious exchange between the
great religious traditions of the West. Focusing on moments of
signal interest in the history of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic
scriptural interpretation from the ancient, medieval, and early
modern periods, "Jewish Biblical Interpretation and Cultural
Exchange" offers a unique comparative perspective. Each of the
essays treats its subject in relation to the larger cultural
context and to other contemporary interpretative traditions.
Sources and authors examined in the book include late biblical and
early postbiblical compositions, rabbinic legal and homiletical
interpretation, Jerome and other early Christian exegetes, Islamic
exegesis in both the Qur'an and early Muslim tradition, medieval
Jewish and Christian exegetes, and biblical interpretation as
evidenced in early modern illustrations of biblical scenes. The
histories of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic interpretation are
presented not merely as parallel but as deeply interrelated, not
only as reacting and polemicizing against each other but often as
appropriating the tools and methods of their rival traditions.
Biblical exegesis thus emerges as a forum of active and intense
cultural exchange. The volume comes at a crucial time in the study
of Jewish relations with Christianity and Islam, and shows how
deeply connected and intertwined these three religious traditions
truly are. Natalie B. Dohrmann teaches in the Religious Studies
Department and is the Director of Publications at the Center for
Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. David
Stern is Ruth Meltzer Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature at
Penn. He is author of "Midrash and Theory: Ancient Jewish Exegesis
and Contemporary Literary Studies" and "Parables in Midrash:
Narrative and Exegesis in Rabbinic Literature." Jewish Culture and
Contexts 2008 - 352 pages - 6 x 9 - 7 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-4074-0
- Cloth - $69.95s - 45.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0945-7 - Ebook - $69.95s
- 45.50 World Rights - Religion Short copy: Biblical interpretation
is not simply study of the Bible's meaning. This volume focuses on
signal moments in the histories of scriptural interpretation of
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the ancient period to the
early modern, and shows how deeply intertwined these religions have
always been."
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