The Rabbis' King-Parables : Midrash From the Third-Century Roman Empire /

The Rabbis' King-Parables: Midrash From the Third-Century Roman Empire examines the ancient Rabbis at work using parables about kings; parables that reflect the Rabbis' ideas about the role of the ruler in society, and the relationship of humanity to God. It considers the parables as resis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Appelbaum, Alan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2010]
Series:Judaism in Context
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Parables.
Jesus Christ.
30 B.C.-638 A.D.
Parables in rabbinical literature.
Kings and rulers in rabbinical literature.
Midrash > History and criticism.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Judaism > History > Talmudic period, 10-425.
God (Judaism) > Love > History and criticism.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
God (Judaism) > Love.
Jews.
Judaism > Talmudic period.
Midrash.
Parables, Biblical.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Palestine > History > 70-638.
Middle East > Palestine.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Methodology for Identifying Third-Century King-Parables
  • Chapter 2: Identifying and Classifying the Third-Century Rabbinic King-Parables
  • Chapter 3: Form and Structure
  • Chapter 4: The Figure of the King
  • Chapter 5: Functions
  • Chapter 6: Settings
  • Chapter 7: The Figure of God
  • Chapter 8: Third-Century King-Parables as Resistance Literature
  • Chapter 9: Third-Century King-Parables as a Source of Roman History
  • Appendix: Jesus' King-Parables
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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