| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 139 pages) |
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Studies in Judaism |
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Studies in Judaism.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Narratives of Sages in the Mishnah; 2. Narratives of Sages in Tractate Abot and the Tosefta; 3. Narratives of Sages in the Tannaite Compilations of Exegeses: Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael, Sifra, Sifré to Numbers, Sifré to Deuteronomy, and Sifré Zuta to Numbers; 4. Narratives of Sages in Genesis Rabbah; 5. Narratives of Sages in Leviticus Rabbah and Pesiqta deRab Kahana; 6. Narratives of Sages in Song of Songs Rabbah; 7. Narratives of Sages in Esther Rabbah I; 8. Narratives of Sages in Ruth Rabbah |
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9. Narratives of Sages in Lamentations Rabbah10. Narratives of Sages in Abot deR. Natan; 11. No Life of Yohanan ben Zakkai, Only Anecdotes about Hillel and Shammai or Gamaliel: How Come?; 12. The Advent of Authorized Lives: Why Not? |
| Summary |
This study of the inclusion of biographical narratives examines sage-stories, anecdotes about the life and deeds of Rabbinic sages, in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism during the formative age. These documents, from the first six centuries C.E., are exclusive of the two Talmuds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Mishnah -- Criticism, Narrative
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Mishnah fast |
| Subject |
Narration in rabbinical literature.
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Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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Narration in rabbinical literature
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Rabbinical literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780761849520 |
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0761849521 |
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