Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking
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Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 0199284202
ISBN-13 : 9780199284207
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Download or read book Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking written by Michael A. Fishbane and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality.


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