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Rabbinic interpretation of scripture in the Mishnah /

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This text offers a systematic and detailed description of early rabbinic hermeneutics (midrash) as it can be reconstructed from the Mishnah. The argument is based on a survey of all passages of biblical interpretation in this legal document.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samely, Alexander
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Mishnah > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Mishnah > Hermeneutics.
Mishnah
Judaism > Sacred books > Hermeneutics.
Judaïsme > Livres sacrés > Herméneutique.
Hermeneutics
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Judaism.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text offers a systematic and detailed description of early rabbinic hermeneutics (midrash) as it can be reconstructed from the Mishnah. The argument is based on a survey of all passages of biblical interpretation in this legal document.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 481 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191683978
0191683973