02155nam 2200433 450 991045573550332120180322125232.00-19-535393-50-585-33934-1(CKB)111004366529088(StDuBDS)AH24083720(MiAaPQ)EBC4701148(EXLCZ)9911100436652908820161011h19911991 uy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPeshat and derash plain and applied meaning in Rabbinic exegesis /David Weiss HalivniNew York, [New York] ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1991.©19911 online resource (xx, 249p.)0-19-511571-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.This text offers an explanation in this text for the willingness of the early sages to attribute to scripture meanings not suggested in the text itself. The author posits a sharp discontinuity between what the sages considered a valid meaning and our own modern understanding of textual meaning.In this paperback reprint (which includes a new Afterword, responding to critics), noted Rabbinic scholar David Weiss Halivni offers a new explanation for the willingness of the early Sages to attribute to scripture meanings nowhere suggested in the text itself. He posits a sharp discontinuity between what the sages considered a valid meaning and our own modern understanding of textual meaning. He argues that the original meaning of the very work "peshat" was actually "context" rather than "literal" meaning, thus explaining the Rabbis' expressions of respect for peshat in the face of their evident unconcern for literal meaning in the text.MidrashElectronic books.Midrash.221.6088296Halivni Daṿid935895MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455735503321Peshat and derash2248338UNINA