Pesikta De-Rab Kahana: R. Kahana's Compilation of Discourses for Sabbaths and Festal Days

Braude, William G. (Editor)/ Braude, William G. (Translator)/ Kapstein, Israel J. (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0827606796 / ISBN 13: 9780827606791

Published by Jewish Pubn Society, 2002

About this Item

2nd edition. 864 pages. 7.75x5.75x2.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # __0827606796

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pesikta De-Rab Kahana: R. Kahana's Compilation of Discourses for Sabbaths and Festal Days
• Publisher: Jewish Pubn Society
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0827606796
• ISBN 13: 9780827606791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.9 kilograms

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Synopsis

A JPS classic reissue of this great work of Midrash

Long known only to scholars and specialists, Pesikta de-Rab Kahana is a masterpiece of midrashic literature. A collection of discourses for special Sabbaths and festival days compiled and organized during the fifth century, it was well known and studied from the end of that century until it disappeared sometime in the sixteenth century. From manuscripts discovered in 1868 and still others 100 years later, it was reborn. In 1975 JPS brought it to English readers through Braude and Kapstein’s translation.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew