The Midrashic imagination : Jewish exegesis, thought, and history /

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Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1993.
Description:	1 online resource (296 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Midrash -- History and criticism. Bible. -- Old Testament -- History -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. Bible. -- Old Testament Midrash Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11103404

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Other authors / contributors:	Fishbane, Michael, 1943-
ISBN:	0585054142 9780585054148 9780791415214 079141521X 9780791415221 0791415228 9781438402871 1438402872 079141521X 0791415228
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Annotation. Examines the broad range of Jewish interpretation from antiquity through the medieval and renaissance periods, focusing primarily on Midrash and midrashic creativity that includes the entire range of nonlegal interpretations of the Bible. Explores Midrash, considered as a literary and cultural form, from various perspectives, including mythmaking and parables. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Other form:	Print version: Midrashic imagination. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1993 079141521X

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