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Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash by Daniel Boyarin

Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash

Daniel Boyarin

Indiana University Press · Print & ebook · August 22, 1994

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Who it’s for
Close readings of the Mekilta frame a theory of midrash, ideology, and interpretation.
Genres
Jewish Literary Criticism, Old Testament Interpretation, The Talmud
Published
Indiana University Press, August 22, 1994

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About this book

Proceeding by means of intensive readings of passages from the early midrash on Exodus The Mekilta, Boyarin proposes a new theory of midrash that rests in part on an understanding of the heterogeneity of the biblical text and the constraining force of rabbinic ideology on the production of midrash. In a forceful combination of theory and reading, Boyarin raises profound questions concerning the interplay between history, ideology, and interpretation.

Reading the Mekilta

Close readings of the Mekilta frame a theory of midrash, ideology, and interpretation.

Come here for

  • Close readings of passages from the early midrash on Exodus

Expect

  • A theory attentive to biblical heterogeneity
  • Questions about the interplay of history, ideology, and interpretation

Where it sits

Jewish Literary Criticism48%
The Talmud33%
Old Testament Interpretation29%

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  • Old Testament Interpretation
Authors
Daniel Boyarin
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Published
August 22, 1994
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Old Testament Interpretation