The Exegetical Imagination On Jewish Thought and Theology |
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| Author:
| Fishbane, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-27462-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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Exegesis--interpretation and explanation of sacred texts--is the quintessence of rabbinic thought. Fishbane discusses the nature and rationale of this interpretative process in a series of studies on ancient Jewish speculative theology. Focusing on questions pondered in Midrash, he shows how religious ideas are generated or justified by exegesis.
Exegesis--interpretation and explanation of sacred texts--is the quintessence of rabbinic thought. Fishbane discusses the nature and rationale of this interpretative process in a series of studies on ancient Jewish speculative theology. Focusing on questions pondered in Midrash, he shows how religious ideas are generated or justified by exegesis.