Richness of Midrash
Neusner, Jacob
Richness of Midrash Invitation to Midrash by Jacob Neusner Harpef & Row. 1989.329 pp, $2595 Invitation to Midrash (Harper & Row, 1989) a companion volume to the widely acclaimed Invitation to the...
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...Neusner's book opens up a world of new understanding...
...Neusner stresses that the messages of the midrash are not simply archaic matters occupying scholars, but cultural and theological ideas that are relevant and valuable for Jews today...
...Neusner's latest book is meant to be a teaching guide for those who study midrash...
...These stories that interpret Scripture enhance the reader's power to glean deeper meanings from the text...
...Neusner elaborates on the larger context of Jewish history that surrounded the development of midrash, and also focuses on line-by-line interpretations of selected midrashic texts...
...The 90-minute, color documentary was produced by Aviva Kempner...
...The companion volume, Invitation to the Talmud (Harper & Row, 1989), is now available in paperback...
...Documentary of Resistance Movement to Air on PBS Partisans of Vilna, which documents the Jewish resistance movement in Lithuania, will air on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) show, "Point of View" during the last week of August...
...1989.329 pp, $2595 Invitation to Midrash (Harper & Row, 1989) a companion volume to the widely acclaimed Invitation to the Talmud by Judaic scholar Jacob Neusner, reveals trends in midrashic literature and explains the function otmidrash in biblical interpretation...
Vol. 14 • August 1989 • No. 5
