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BL
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630954
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Jacobs, Irving.
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| Title & Author
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The midrashic process : : tradition and interpretation in rabbinic Judaism /\ Irving Jacobs.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1995.
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xxiii, 218 pages ;; 23 cm
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052146174X (hardback)
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: 9780521461740 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and indexes.
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| Contents
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1. What is Midrash? -- 2. Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis in Job and the Generation of the Flood -- 3. Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis in Job and Israel's early history as a nation -- 4. Popular legends and traditions in the archetypal sage -- 5. Popular legends and traditions in the archetypal priest-king -- 6. Popular legends and traditions in the regenerating tree -- 7. The midrashic background for James 2:21-23 -- 8. Elements of Near-Eastern mythology in rabbinic Aggadah -- Appendix 1. Job and the Generation of the Flood -- Appendix 2. Job in Israel's early history as a nation -- Appendix 3. The archetypal sage -- Appendix 4. The archetypal priest-king.
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Midrash-- History and criticism.
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Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
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BM514.J33 1995
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