Studies in Ancient Midrash

This text is the proceedings of a conference, held at Harvard University, surveying the beginnings of ancient biblical interpretation. Essays include: ancient biblical interpretation and the biblical sage, James Kugel; literacy and the polemics surrounding biblical interpretation, A.I. Baumgarten; garments of skin, garments of glory, Gary Anderson; leave the dead to bury their own dead, Menahem Kister; contours of genesis interpretation at Qumran, Moshe Nernstein; Qohelet's reception and interpretation, Marc Himan; law, ... Read More

This text is the proceedings of a conference, held at Harvard University, surveying the beginnings of ancient biblical interpretation. Essays include: ancient biblical interpretation and the biblical sage, James Kugel; literacy and the polemics surrounding biblical interpretation, A.I. Baumgarten; garments of skin, garments of glory, Gary Anderson; leave the dead to bury their own dead, Menahem Kister; contours of genesis interpretation at Qumran, Moshe Nernstein; Qohelet's reception and interpretation, Marc Himan; law, morality and rhetoric in some sayings of Jesus, Menahem Kiste; interpretation in some Qumran prayers and hymns, James Kugel. Read Less

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2001, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA ISBN-13: 9780674002586 Hardcover See All