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Encyclopaedia of Midrash : Biblical interpretation in formative Judaism / edited by Jacob Neusner & Alan J. Avery-Peck ; consulting editors, William Scott Green & Guenter Stemberger.
LIBRA BM514 .E53 2005 v.1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Midrash--Encyclopedias.
- Midrash.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes (xi, 1077 pages) ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Encyclopedia of Midrash
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- Summary:
- The Encyclopedia of Midrash provides a systematic account of biblical interpretation in Judaism. While emphasizing the Rabbinic literature, it also covers interpretation of Scripture in a number of distinct canons, ranging from the Targumic literature and Dead Sea Scrolls to the New Testament and Church Fathers. The Encyclopedia of Midrash provides readers with a depth and breadth of treatment of Midrash unavailable in any other single source. Through the writings of top scholars in each of their fields, it sets out the current state of the question for each of the many topics discussed in its pages.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9004141669
- 9004143335
- 9004143343
- OCLC:
- 56482357
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