Scripture and Tradition: Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash
(Part of the Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Series)
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The earliest rabbinic commentary to the Book of Leviticus, the Sifra, is generally considered an exemplum of Rabbi Akiva's intensely scriptural school of interpretation. But, Azzan Yadin-Israel contends, the Sifra commentary exhibits two distinct layers of interpretation that bring dramatically different assumptions to bear on the biblical text: earlier interpretations accord with the hermeneutic principles associated with Rabbi Ishmael, the other...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812246438
ISBN13:9780812246438
Release Date:January 2015
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.0"
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