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Reimagining the Bible : the storytelling of the rabbis / Howard Schwartz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Howard, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aggada--History and criticism.
- Aggada.
- Midrash--History and criticism.
- Midrash.
- Jews--Folklore--History and criticism.
- Jews.
- Mysticism--Judaism--History.
- Mysticism.
- Jewish literature--History and criticism.
- Jewish literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work explores how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined the previous ones. Arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times, this serves as a guide to the history of that literature and its genres.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Ancient Models; Part II: The Folk Tradition; Part III: Mythic Echoes; Part IV: Modern Jewish Literature and the Ancient Models; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-45268-4
- 0-19-535569-5
- 0-585-21907-9
- OCLC:
- 476011470
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