Studies in Midrash and related literature / Judah Goldin ; edited by Barry L. Eichler and Jeffrey H. Tigay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldin, Judah, 1914-1998.

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Eichler, Barry L.

Tigay, Jeffrey H.

Series:

JPS scholar of distinction series

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Midrash--History and criticism.

Midrash.

Aggada--History and criticism.

Aggada.

Judaism--Essence, genius, nature.

Judaism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena.

Physical Description:

xx, 419 pages : portrait ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1988.

Contents:

Textual and Literary Studies. On The Ethics of the Fathers and The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan: The end of Ecclesiastes-literal exegesis and its transformation; The Three Pillars of Simeon the Righteous; The first pair (Yose ben Yoezer and Yose ben Yohanan) or The home of a pharisee; A philosophical session in a Tannaite Academy; Notes on The Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan (in Hebrew); The two versions of Abot de-Rabbi Nathan; The third chapter of 'Abot de-Rabbi Natan

Other Texts: The youngest son, where does Genesis 38 belong?; Reflections on a Mishnah; "This Song"; "Not by means of an angel and not by means of a messenger"; The death of Moses-an exercise in Midrashic transposition; Foreword to Hebrew Ethical Wills, ed by Israel Abrahams

Thematic Studies: Several sidelights of a Torah education in Tannaite and early Amoraic times; Of change and adaptation in Judaism; Reflections on Translation and Midrash; The freedom and restraint of Haggadah; From text to interpreation and from experience to the interpreted text; On the account of the banning of R. Eliezer ben Hyrqanus-on analysis and proposal; Toward a profile of the Tanna, Aqiba ben Joseph; A short note on the Archangel Gabriel; On Honi the Circle-Maker-a demanding prayer; The magic of magic and superstition; Of Midrash and the Messianic theme; Of the Midrash and Talmud teachers; About Shalom Spiegel.

On The ethics of the fathers and The fathers according to Rabbi Nathan : the end of Ecclesiastes : literal exegesis and its transformation

The three pillars of Simeon the Righteous

The first pair (Yose ben Yoezer and Yose ben Yohanan) or the home of a Pharisee

A philosophical session in a Tannaite academy

Notes on The fathers according to Rabbi Nathan (in Hebrew)

The two versions of Abot de-Rabbi Nathan

The third chapter of 'Abot de-Rabbi Natan

Other texts : the youngest son, or where does Genesis 38 belong?

Reflections on a Mishnah

"This son"

"Not by means of an angel and not by means of a messenger"

The death of Moses : an exercise in Midrashic transposition

Foreword to Hebrew ethical wills / edited by Israel Abrahams

Thematic studies : several sidelights of a Torah education in Tannaite and early Amoraic times

Of change and adaptation in Judaism

Reflections on translation and Midrash

The freedom and restraint of Haggadah

From text to interpretation and from experience to the interpreted text

On the account of the banning of R. Eliezer ben Hyrqanus : an analysis and proposal

Toward a profile of the Tanna, Aqiba ben Joseph

A short note on the Archangel Gabriel

On Honi the Circle-Maker : a demanding prayer

The magic of magic and superstition

Of Midrash and the messianic theme

Of the Midrash and Talmud teachers

About Shalom Spiegel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-404) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acc.#203530

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Potok Collection copy has errata leaf laid in.

Other Format:

Online version: Goldin, Judah, 1914-1998. Studies in Midrash and related literature.

ISBN:

0827602774

9780827602779

OCLC:

14932035