<p>This study applies form criticism to the stories of the earliest rabbinic midrashim. The results shed light on the literary personalities of the individual midrash collections and the relationships of transmission in the tradition. These stories are of particular interest from an inter-religious
Midrash and Legend: Historical Anecdotes in the Tannaitic Midrashim
β Scribed by Joshua L. Moss
- Publisher
- Gorgias Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 688
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Abstract
Dedication
Acknowledgements
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Midrash and Legend: Historical Anecdotes in the Tannaitic Midrashim
Historical Anecdotes in the Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael
Historical Anecdotes in the Mekhilta of Rabbi Simeon bar YoαΈ₯ai
Historical Anecdotes in SifraβTorat Kohanim
Historical Anecdotes in Sifre Numbers
Historical Anecdotes in Sifre Zuta
Historical Anecdotes in Sifre Deuteronomy
Summary of Data for the Tannaitic Midrashim
Conclusions
Appendix I. Historical Anecdotes in The Mishnah
Appendix II. Historical Anecdotes in the Tosefta
Appendix III. Historical Anecdotes in the Amoraic Midrashim
Bibliography of Works Consulted
Index
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