Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash

by Azzan Yadin-Israel

The study of midrash--the biblical exegesis, parables, and anecdotes of the Rabbis--has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years. Most recent scholarship, however, has focused on the aggadic or narrative midrash, while halakhic or legal midrash--the exegesis of biblical law--has received relatively little attention. In Scripture as Logos, Azzan Yadin addresses this long-standing need, examining early, tannaitic (70-200 C.E.) legal midrash,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812237919
• ISBN13: 9780812237917
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"