Legal fictions : studies of law and narrative in the discursive worlds of ancient Jewish sectarians and sages / by Steven D. Fraade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraade, Steven D.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; 147.

Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism ; 147

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Jewish law--History--To 1500.

Jewish law.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (648 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ancient Jewish writings combine interpretive narratives of Israel’s sacred history with legal prescriptions for a divinely ordered way of life. Two ancient Jewish societies have left us extensive textual corpora preserving interpenetrating legal and narrative interpretive teachings: the sectarian community of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the sage-disciple circles of the early Rabbis. This book comprises studies that explore specific aspects of the interplay of interpretative, narrative, and legal rhetoric with an eye to pedagogic function and social formation for each of these communities and for both of them in comparison. It addresses questions of how best to approach these writings for purposes of historical retrieval and reconstruction by recognizing the inseparability of literary-rhetorical textual analysis and a non-reductive historiography.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. Fraade

Chapter One. Introduction: Of Legal Fictions And Narrative Worlds / S. Fraade

Chapter Two. Nomos And Narrative Before “Nomos And Narrative” / S. Fraade

Chapter Three. Interpretive Authority In The Studying Community At Qumran / S. Fraade

Chapter Four. To Whom It May Concern: Miqṣat Ma‘aśê Ha-Torah (4Qmmt) And Its Addressee(s) / S. Fraade

Chapter Five. Rhetoric And Hermeneutics In Miqṣat Ma‘aśê Ha-Torah (4Qmmt): The Case Of The Blessings And Curses / S. Fraade

Chapter Six. The Dead Sea Scrolls And Rabbinic Judaism After Sixty (Plus) Years: Retrospect And Prospect / S. Fraade

Chapter Seven. Qumran Yaḥad and Rabbinic Ḥavurah: A Comparison Reconsidered / S. Fraade

Chapter Eight. Looking For Legal Midrash At Qumran / S. Fraade

Chapter Nine. Looking For Narrative Midrash At Qumran / S. Fraade

Chapter Ten. Shifting From Priestly To Non-Priestly Legal Authority: A Comparison Of The Damascus Document And The Midrash Sifra / S. Fraade

Chapter Eleven. Deuteronomy And Polity In The Early History Of Jewish Interpretation / S. Fraade

Chapter Twelve. Ancient Jewish Law And Narrative In Comparative Perspective: The Damascus Document And The Mishnah / S. Fraade

Chapter Thirteen. Theory, Practice, And Polemic In Ancient Jewish Calendars / S. Fraade

Chapter Fourteen. “The Torah Of The King” (Deut 17:14–20) In The Temple Scroll And Early Rabbinic Law / S. Fraade

Chapter Fifteen. Priests, Kings, And Patriarchs: Yerushalmi Sanhedrin In Its Exegetical And Cultural Settings / S. Fraade

Chapter Sixteen. Navigating The Anomalous: Non-Jews At The Intersection Of Early Rabbinic Law And Narrative / S. Fraade

Chapter Seventeen. Literary Composition And Oral Performance In Early Midrashim / S. Fraade

Chapter Eighteen. Rewritten Bible And Rabbinic Midrash As Commentary / S. Fraade

Chapter Nineteen. Rabbinic Midrash And Ancient Jewish Biblical Interpretation / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty. Rabbinic Polysemy And Pluralism Revisited: Between Praxis And Thematization / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty-One. Moses And The Commandments: Can Hermeneutics, History, And Rhetoric Be Disentangled? / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty-Two. Hearing And Seeing At Sinai: Interpretive Trajectories / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty-Three. The Temple As A Marker Of Jewish Identity Before And After 70 C.E.: The Role Of The Holy Vessels In Rabbinic Memory And Imagination / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty-Four. Local Jewish Leadership In Roman Palestine: The Case Of The Parnas In Early Rabbinic Sources In Light Of Extra-Rabbinic Evidence / S. Fraade

Chapter Twenty-Five. Afterword: Between History And Its Redemption / S. Fraade

Index Of Ancient Authors And Sources / S. Fraade

Index Of Modern Authors / S. Fraade

Subject Index / S. Fraade.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16126-5

9786613161260

90-04-20184-X

OCLC:

742356027

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004201095.i-628 DOI