10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDRASHIC»
Discover the use of
midrashic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
midrashic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic ...
A unique look at how non-legal rabbinic writings imagine women and their lives.
Judith Reesa Baskin, 2002
2
The
Midrashic Process: Tradition and Interpretation in ...
A fresh approach to Midrash, the oldest known form of Bible interpretation, by a leading Jewish scholar.
3
The
Midrashic Imagination: Jewish Exegesis, Thought, and History
part, the midrashic approach reflects a deeply hermeneutical struggle with the
semantic aspects of the text, and only rarely allows the impact of rigid extra-
textual systems of thought. Though there can be no doubt that the Midrash
departs from ...
4
Inner-
Midrashic Introductions and Their Influence on ...
The opening sections of some Midrashim deal with the same type of material that is found in the introductions to medieval rabbinic Bible commentaries. These are designated as “Inner-Midrashic Introductions” (IMIs).
Michel G. Distefano, 2009
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Biblical Names: A Literary Study of
Midrashic Derivations ...
New solutions are offered to many problems in connection with biblical names, and there are numerous specific discussions of the ways in which the implications and associations of given names are exploited to form part of the meaning of ...
6
Confessing Christ in a Post-Holocaust World: A
Midrashic ...
Proposes a new model of Christian faithfulness in a post-Holocaust world.
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A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and ...
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, Volume III (3/3) by Marcus Jastrow This dictionary is an absolute must for anyone learning Gemara or any other Aramaic works.
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The
Midrashic Impulse: Reading Fiction, Film, and Painting ...
After a theoretical introduction, I examine in the subsequent four chapters the work of a secular Jewish American novelist, of an observant Jewish American writer, of a Polish filmmaker, and of a Jewish post-Holocaust painter.
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A new
Midrashic reading of Geoffrey Chaucer: his life and works
By a series of recontextualizations and other forms of rabbinic-style interrogations of the text of the man and his poetry, this book points to a new way of reading Chaucer as a kind of "Fuzzy Jew" even more than as a Marrano or Crypto-Jew, ...
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Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on ...
The Midrashic Eve Challenged By the tenth century, the midrashic approach to
scripture, so prevalent in classical rabbinical materials (and the source of a great
deal of Eve's literary development), came under attack both internally and ...
Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, Valarie H. Ziegler, 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDRASHIC»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
midrashic is used in the context of the following news items.
Tisha B'Av, Tu B'Av and My Journey of Sexual Healing
... Tisha B'Av – but also in other canonical and midrashic writings. We should resist relating to the metaphors of women as being humiliated and ... «Forward, Jul 15»
From Abraham to Woody Allen: The Jewish masochist tradition
An exegetic text of the Midrashic literature shows a similar attitude as the above Talmudic one: “Abel was the victim of Cain, Abel's offerings ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
Parashat Matot-Massei / Border expansion in Canaan
Sifre-Book of Numbers), the relevant midrashic work from the school of Rabbi Ishmael, states: “The text is referring to the period immediately ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Halachic Times (Zmanim)
... difficulties in the text and presenting new, innovative interpretations with a simple word choice or rephrasing of a Midrashic passage. Links: «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
No Fairy Tale: Will Giants Return to Usher in the Messianic Era?
The Midrashic sources explain that Anak was Og, one of the descendants of the Nephilim, and the fugitive from the flood. Another Midrash tells ... «Breaking Israel News, Jul 15»
146/929 Post-Nationalism, Universalism and 70 Cows. Bamidbar 29
The midrashic explanation for the descending order of the cows is that it represents the 70 nations being lessened and eliminated. Sounds less ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
“Good vs. Evil”
Over the ages some biblical commentators and Midrashic literature (Jewish legends) have flown in the face of logic and reason by supporting ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
Peter Leithart, Biblical Criticism, and oh for heaven's sake, seriously?
He also offers stimulating and creative (I would call them midrashic) readings of biblical texts that benefit many. But he has a blind spot–nay, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
Elijah and the Still, Small Voice
The argument reaches a climax as Maimonides quotes a remarkable sequence of midrashic passages whose theme is that prophets must not condemn their ... «Chabad.org, Jul 15»
A Day of Education and Inspiration: Teaneck's Community …
Mrs. Shani Taragin gave the opening keynote during the breakfast, entitled “Midrashic Models of Education.” The keynote set the tone for the ... «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»
