Of Scribes and Sages - V1 (LSTS V49): Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture Vol. 2Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture |
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| Author:
| Evans, Craig |
| Series title: | The Library of Second Temple Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-08083-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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The studies that make up
Of Scribes and Sagesonce again illustrate the fruitful results of tradition-critical investigations. Readers will observe again and again the coherence and convergence in the methods and findings of these studies, despite being developed in diverse contexts and often with very different points of departure. A great deal of progress has been made in the last twenty-five years of research in the field of comparative midrash. New texts and...
More DescriptionThe studies that make up Of Scribes and Sagesonce again illustrate the fruitful results of tradition-critical investigations. Readers will observe again and again the coherence and convergence in the methods and findings of these studies, despite being developed in diverse contexts and often with very different points of departure.
A great deal of progress has been made in the last twenty-five years of research in the field of comparative midrash. New texts and broader, more encompassing methods have invigorated the field and have led to new insights and genuine progress. The studies contained in Of Scribes and Sages have opened up new lines of inquiry that readers will find stimulating and suggestive of further avenues of research.