Neusner, Jacob
Scripture and Midrash in Judaism. Volume Two

Volume 2: Genesis Rabbah. Leviticus Rabbah. Pesiqta deRab Kahana.

The three volumes of 'Scripture and Midrash in Judaism' present large selections of the Midrash-documents of ancient Judaism, in the translation of Jacob Neusner. The selections are organized by type, so that readers see the various ways in which, in form and in intellectual program, the documents of Midrash-compilation were formulated and set forth. Contents: The three types of Midrash-compilation - Verse-by-verse exegesis - Topical and propositional exegesis, Midrash-compilations - Theological exegesis. 319 Seiten, gebunden (Judentum und Umwelt/Realms of Judaism; Vol. 48/Peter Lang Verlag 1995) Mängelexemplar/near mint