Parables in Midrash : narrative and exegesis in Rabbinic literature

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Parables in Midrash : narrative and exegesis in Rabbinic literature

David Stern

Harvard University Press, 1991

  • : pbk.

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Appendix B in Hebrew

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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ISBN 9780674654471

内容説明

Midrash - biblical interpretation as practiced by the rabbinic sages in late antiquity - is both a repository of classical Jewish tradition and a self-defining literary mode. The parable, or mashal, is the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash. David Stern shows how the mashal was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament, and to kabbalistic parables. Drawing upon work in the fields of oral literature and narrative theory and using representative examples from a wide range of classic Jewish texts, all translated into English, he demonstrates how story and exegesis join in midrash to give rabbinic interpretation its unique character. "Parables in Midrash" illuminates a number of issues: the rabbis' conception of God, ancient techniques of representation, the responses of the sages to historical catastrophe, the relationship of rabbinic Judaism to Rome and to early Christianity, and the place of midrash in Jewish tradition. The final chapter traces the history of the mashal from its roots in the ancient Near Eastern fable to its application by modernist writers like Agnon.

目次

  • Part 1 Composition and exegesis: the rabbinic parable
  • Mashal, parable, and allegory
  • Mashal and Ma'aseh the origins of the Nimshal
  • the King-Mashal
  • stereotyping
  • Eikhah Rabbah 4.11
  • the Mashal as traditional literature
  • from narrative to exegesis
  • the Mashal and Midrashic hermeneutics. Part 2 Rhetoric: the occasions of the Mashal
  • three models for the Mashal
  • Meshalim of praise and blame
  • Eikhah Rabbah 3.21. Part 3 Poetics: theorizing Midrash
  • narrative or exegesis?
  • narrative convention and exegetical novelty
  • gaps, ambiguities, and narrative conceits
  • point of view and authorial presence
  • the implied interpreter
  • characterization
  • anthropomorphism. Part 4 Thematics: apologetics
  • polemics
  • eulogy and consolation
  • complaint
  • regret and warning. Part 5 The Mashal in context: the problem of context in Midrash
  • the Mashal and the Homily
  • the Mashal and the Petihta
  • the Mashal and the Aggadic narrative
  • the Mashal and the exegetical enumeration
  • series of Meshalim
  • the Mashal in Midrash. Part 6 The Mashal in Hebrew literature: from the ancient near East to late antiquity
  • the parables in the synoptic gospels
  • from the Tannaim to the Amoraim
  • Tanna de-Bei Eliyahu
  • Sefer Habahir
  • Maimonides and other philosophers
  • the Zohar and other mystical texts
  • modern Hebrew literature. Appendices: nonparabolic narratives in rabbinic literature
  • Hebrew texts of the Meshalim from Eikhah Rabbah.
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: pbk. ISBN 9780674654488

内容説明

David Stern shows how the parable or mashal-the most distinctive type of narrative in midrash-was composed, how its symbolism works, and how it serves to convey the ideological convictions of the rabbis. He describes its relation to similar tales in other literatures, including the parables of Jesus in the New Testament and kabbalistic parables. Through its innovative approach to midrash, this study reaches beyond its particular subject, and will appeal to all readers interested in narrative and religion.

目次

Abbreviations Note on Translations and Transliterations Introduction 1. Composition and Exegesis The Rabbinic Parable Mashal, Parable, and Allegory Mashal and Ma'aseh The Origins of the Nimshal The King-Mashal Stereotyping Eikhah Rabhah 4.11 The Mashal as Traditional Literature From Narrative to Exegesis The Mashal and Midrashic Hermeneutics 2. Rhetoric The Occasions of the Mashal Three Models for the Mashal Meshalim of Praise and Blame Eikhah Rabbah 3.21 3. Poetics Theorizing Midrash Narrative or Exegesis? Narrative Convention and Exegetical Novelty Gaps, Ambiguities, and Narrative Conceits Point of View and Authorial Presence The Implied Interpreter Characterization Anthropomorphism 4. Thematics Apologetics Polemics Eulogy and Consolation Complaint Regret and Warning 5. The Mashal in Context The Problem of Context in Midrash The Mashal and the Homily The Mashal and the Petihta The Mashal and the Aggadic Narrative The Mashal and the Exegetical Enumeration Series of Meshalim The Mashal in Midrash 6. The Mashal in Hebrew Literature From the Ancient Near East to Late Antiquity The Parables in the Synoptic Gospels From the Tannaim to the Amoraim Tanna de-Bei Eliyahu Sefer Habahir Maimonides and Other Philosophers The Zohar and Other Mystical Texts Modern Hebrew Literature Appendix A: Nonparabolic Narratives in Rabbinic Literature Appendix B: Hebrew Texts of the Meshalim from Eikhah Rabbah Notes

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