Buy this book on-line (Jt) Neusner, Jacob : MIDRASH IN CONTEXT: EXEGESIS IN FORMATIVE JUDAISMPhiladelphia : Fortress Press, 1983
Original Cloth. 8vo. XXI, 217 pages. 24 cm. First edition. “This book is the first volume in Jacob Neusner's ground-breaking trilogy, 'The Foundations of Judaism: Method, Teleology, Doctrine. ' This Part One - 'Method' - offers the first systematic explanation of why the midrash collections - that is, books of rabbinical exegeses of Scripture - were written. Neusner investigates the circumstances in which the earliest midrash collections were organized around the Pentateuch, and explains both the purpose of the work and its historical context. ” (Publishers description) . The Foundations of Judaism : method, teleology, doctrine; pt. 1, method. Subjects: Midrash - History and criticism. Rabbinical literature - History and criticism. Midrash - Critique, interprétation, etc. Littérature rabbinique - Histoire et critique. Midrasch. Bible. Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc. , Jewish. Bible. A. T. - Critique, interprétation, etc. Juives. Light wear to jacket. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-2-37) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of (Jt) Neusner, Jacob : MIDRASH IN CONTEXT: EXEGESIS IN FORMATIVE JUDAISM. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri rari, first editions, antiquarian books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |