Azzan Yadin-Israel

Scripture and Tradition

Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Analyzing the layers of interpretation in the Sifra and the transformation of Rabbi Akiva's portrayal in rabbinic literature more broadly, Azzan Yadin-Israel traces an ideological shift toward scriptural authority and away from received traditions.

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Produktdetails

• Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 235mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780812246438
• ISBN-10: 0812246438
• Artikelnr.: 40922229

Autorenporträt

Azzan Yadin-Israel

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
PART I. A HERMENEUTIC OF CAMOUFLAGE
Chapter 1. The Sifra as Midrash: Hermeneutic Markedness
Chapter 2. The Sifra as Midrash: Vacuity and Semantic Discontinuity
Chapter 3. Terminological Identity and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage
Chapter 4. "On the Basis of This, They Said" (Mikan ¿Amru) and the Role of
Scripture
PART II. THE CURIOUS CAREER OF BARRI AKIVA
Chapter 5. Rabbi Akiva the Interpreter: From the Mishnah to the Talmud
Chapter 6. Rabbi Akiva, the Anonymous Sifra, and the Hermeneutics of
Camouflage
Chapter 7. Rabbi Akiva's Biographical Transformation
PART III. MIDRASH AND HALAKHOT: A REEVALUATION
Chapter 8. The Anomaly of Tannaitic Literature: Interpretation, Revelation,
and Mysteries
Excursus. Oral Tradition as the Site of Esotericism
Chapter 9. Midrash and Extra-Scriptural Tradition: A Synchronic Model
Conclusion: Rabbi Akiva and the Ironic Triumph of Midrash
Appendix: Hebrew Sources
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments