Studies in Ancient Midrash is the proceedings of a conference, held at Harvard University, surveying the beginnings of ancient biblical interpretation.
Essays include "Ancient Biblical Interpretation and the Biblical Sage," by James Kugel; "Literacy and the Polemics Surrounding Biblical Interpretation," by A. I. Baumgarten; "Garments of Skin, Garments of Glory," by Gary Anderson; "Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead," by Menahem Kister; "Contours of Genesis Interpretation at Qumran," by Moshe Bernstein; "Qohelet's Reception and Interpretation," by Marc Hirshman; "Law, Morality and Rhetoric in Some Sayings of Jesus," by Menahem Kister; and "Biblical Interpretation in Some Qumran Prayers and Hymns," by James Kugel.
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Book Description Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth with gold lettering, viii, 177 pp., index Articles are "Ancient Biblical Interpretation and the Biblical Sage," Kugel, "Literacy and the Polemics Surrounding Biblical Interpretation in the Second Temple Period," A.I.Baumgarten, "'Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead,'" Menahem Kister, "Contours ofGenesis Interpretation at Qumrna: Conents, Context, and Nomenclature," Moshe J. Bernstein, "Qohelet's Reception and Interpretaton in Early Rabbinic Literature," Marc Hirshman, "The Garments of Skin in Apocryphal Narrative and Biblical Commentary," Gary A. Anderson, "Law, Morality, and Rhetoric in Some Sayings of Jesus," Menahem Kister, "Some Instances of Bblical Interpretation in the Hymns and Wisdom Writings of Qumran," James L. Kugel. Seller Inventory # 98710
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. vii, 177 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, without dust jacket (as issued). 'Studies in Ancient Midrash is the proceedings of a conference, held at Harvard University, surveying the beginnings of ancient biblical interpretation. Essays include 'Ancient Biblical Interpretation and the Biblical Sage,' by James Kugel; 'Literacy and the Polemics Surrounding Biblical Interpretation,' by A. I. Baumgarten; 'Garments of Skin, Garments of Glory,' by Gary Anderson; 'Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead,' by Menahem Kister; 'Contours of Genesis Interpretation at Qumran,' by Moshe Bernstein; 'Qohelet's Reception and Interpretation,' by Marc Hirshman; 'Law, Morality and Rhetoric in Some Sayings of Jesus,' by Menahem Kister; and 'Biblical Interpretation in Some Qumran Prayers and Hymns,' by James Kugel' (Harvard University Press Web site). Seller Inventory # 17637