Scripture and Tradition : Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash /

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Analyzing the layers of interpretation in the Sifra and the transformation of Rabbi Akiva's portrayal in rabbinic literature more broadly, Azzan Yadin-Israel traces an ideological shift toward scriptural authority and away from received traditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yadin, Azzan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Akiba ben Joseph, > approximately 50-approximately 132.
Sifra.
Sifra > Hermeneutics.
Hermeneutics.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Sifra as Midrash: Hermeneutic Markedness
  • Chapter 2. The Sifra as Midrash: Vacuity and Semantic Discontinuity
  • Chapter 3. Terminological Identity and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage
  • Chapter 4. "On the Basis of This, They Said" (Mikan 'Amru) and the Role of Scripture
  • Chapter 5. Rabbi Akiva the Interpreter: From the Mishnah to the Talmud
  • Chapter 6: Rabbi Akiva, the Anonymous Sifra, and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage
  • Chapter 7. Rabbi Akiva's Biographical Transformation
  • Chapter 8. The Anomaly of Tannaitic Literature: Interpretation, Revelation, and Mysteries
  • Excursus. Oral Tradition as the Site of Esotericism
  • Chapter 9. Midrash and Extra-Scriptural Tradition: A Synchronic Model
  • Conclusion: Rabbi Akiva and the Ironic Triumph of Midrash
  • Appendix: Hebrew Sources
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index of Classical Sources
  • General Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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