Genesis Rabbah in text and context / edited by Sarit Kattan Gribetz, David M. Grossberg, Martha Himmelfarb, Peter Schäfer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gribetz, Sarit Kattan, 1984- editor.

Grossberg, David M., 1965- editor.

Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952- editor.

Schäfer, Peter, 1943- editor.

Series:

Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 0721-8753 166.

Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Midrash rabbah. Genesis--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Midrash rabbah.

Midrash rabbah. Genesis.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism--Congresses.

Rabbinical literature.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 288 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016]

Summary:

Genesis Rabbah, the earliest rabbinic commentary on the book of Genesis, was composed in Roman Palestine around the fifth century CE and continued to be studied throughout medieval and modern times. In this volume, an international team of scholars explores the literary formation and textual transmission of this work as well as the historical, cultural, religious, and political contexts in which it was composed. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Genesis Rabbah, a Great Beginning / Sarit Kattan Gribetz Gribetz, Sarit Kattan, David M. Grossberg Grossberg, David M. 1

The Major Manuscripts of Genesis Rabbah / Michael Sokoloff Sokoloff, Michael 23

Between Narrative and Polemic: The Sabbath in Genesis Rabbah and the Babylonian Talmud / Sarit Kattan Gribetz Gribetz, Sarit Kattan 33

Genesis Kabbah's Enoch / Peter Schäfer Schäfer, Peter 63

Into the Workshop of the Homilist: A Comparison of Genesis Rabbah 33:1 and Leviticus Rabbah 27:1 / Chaim Milikowsky Milikowsky, Chaim 81

Abraham and the Messianism of Genesis Rabbah / Martha Himmelfarb Himmelfarb, Martha 99

The Family of Abraham in Genesis Rabbah / Carol Bakhos Bakhos, Carol 115

Origen's Commentary on Genesis as a key to Genesis Rabbah / Maren Nieboff Nieboff, Maren 129

Stage Mothers: Performing the Matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah and Yannai / Laura Lieber Lieber, Laura 155

Composition and Transmission of the Exegetical Narrative in Genesis Rabbah / Joshua Levinson Levinson, Joshua 175

On Plane Trees and the Palatine Hill: Rabbi Yishmael and the Samaritan in Genesis Rabbah and the later Palestinian Rabbinic Tradition / David M. Grossberg Grossberg, David M. 195

Peshat in Genesis Rabbah / Martin Lockshin Lockshin, Martin 213

The Final Chapters of Genesis Rabbah / Marc Hirshman Hirshman, Marc 233.

Notes:

"This volume presents essays that emerged from an international conference about the late antique rabbinic commentary on Genesis, Genesis Rabbah, held at Princeton University in May 2013"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783161547027

3161547020

OCLC:

952982135