From sermon to commentary [[electronic resource] ] : expounding the Bible in Talmudic Babylonia / / Eliezer Segal

• Autore: Segal Eliezer
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.1/27606
• Soggetto topico: Aggada - Criticism, interpretation, etc; Midrash - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Aggadic Midrash in Babylonia; 1 A Chamber on the Wall; 2 A Holy Man of God; 3 Two Faces; 4 Daughters of Zion; 5 Cave of Machpelah; 6 Amraphel and Nimrod; 7 A New King; 8 The Fish; 9 Sevenfold; 10 "From India Even unto Ethiopia"; 11 Ahasuerus, a Clever King or a Stupid King?; 12 "The Court of the Garden..."; 13 Treasure Cities; 14 Pithom and Raamses; 15 Shiphrah and Puah; 16 Coats of Skins; 17 To Do His Business; 18 Orpah and Harafah; 19 Shobach and Shophach; 20 Elishah and the Children; 21 Staff or Goblet; 22 King and Commoner; 23 Ezekiel's Cry ; 24 Mahlon and Chilion25 His Eldest Son; 26 Achan and Zimri; 27 Ham and Noah; 28 Sennacherib, Clever or Stupid?; 29 Copper Precious as Gold; 30 Non-Babylonian Examples; Conclusions; Works Cited; Indexes
• Sommario/riassunto: The Bible has always been vital to Jewish religious life, and it has been expounded in diverse ways. Perhaps the most influential body of Jewish biblical interpretation is the Midrash that was produced by expositors during the first five centuries CE. Many such teachings are collected in the Babylonian Talmud, the monumental compendium of Jewish law and lore that was accepted as the definitive statement of Jewish oral tradition for subsequent generations. However, many of the Talmud's interpretations of biblical passages appear bizarre or pointless. From Sermon to Commentary: E
• Titolo autorizzato: From sermon to commentary
• ISBN: 1-280-28089-1; 9786610280896; 0-88920-911-1; 1-4237-4303-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815952303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; ; 17.