The Exegetical Imagination
On Jewish Thought and Theology
Published on 30. October 1998
Book
Hardback
242 pages
978-0-674-27461-7 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-27461-7 (9780674274617)
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10/1998
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Content
Midrash and the nature of scripture; "the holy one sits and roars" - mythopoesis and Midrashic imagination; the great dragon battle and Talmudic redaction; the measure and glory of god in ancient Midrash; Midrashic theologies of Messianic suffering; five stages of Jewish myth and mythmaking; the book of Zohar and exegetical spirituality; substitutes for sacrifice in Judaism; contemplation of death in Jewish piety; joy and Jewish spirituality; the mystery of dance according to Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav.