Jewish biblical interpretation and cultural exchange : comparative exegesis in context / edited by Natalie B. Dohrmann and David Stern.
| Other author | Dohrmann, Natalie B. |
| Other author | Stern, David, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008. |
| Description | viii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jewish culture and contexts Jewish culture and contexts. ^A540726 |
| Contents | Interpreting Torah traditions in Psalm 105 / Adele Berlin -- Cain : son of God or son of Satan? / Israel Knohl -- Manumission and transformation in Jewish and Roman law / Natalie B. Dohrmann -- Lessons from Jerome's Jewish teachers : exegesis and cultural interaction in late antique Palestine / Megan Hale Williams -- Ancient Jewish interpretation of the Song of Songs in a comparative context / David Stern -- Patriarchy, primogeniture, and polemic in the exegetical traditions of Judaism and Islam / Reuven Firestone -- May Karaites eat chicken? indeterminacy in Sectarian Halakhic exegesis / Daniel Frank -- Early Islamic exegesis as legal theory : how Qur'anic wisdom (ḥikma) became the sunna of the prophet / Joseph E. Lowry -- Interpreting Scripture in and through liturgy : exegesis of mass propers in the Middle Ages / Daniel Sheerin -- Exegesis and polemic in Rashbam's commentary on the Song of Songs / Sara Japhet -- Literal versus carnal : George of Siena's Christian reading of Jewish exegesis / Deeana Copeland Klepper -- Christian and Jewish iconographies of Job in fifteenth-century Italy / Fabrizio Lelli. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-325) and indexes. |
| ISBN | 9780812240740 |
| ISBN | 081224074X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BS511.3 .J48 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |