Peshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic ExegesisOxford University Press, 3 sept. 1998 - 270 pages From the days of Plato, the problem of the efficacy and adequacy of the written word as a vehicle of human communication has challenged mankind, yet the mystery of how best to achieve clarity and exactitude of written expression has never been solved. The most repercussive instance of this universal problem has been the exegesis of the law embodied in Hebrew scripture. Peshat and Derash is the first book to trace the Jewish interpretative enterprise from a historical perspective. Applying his vast knowledge of Rabbinic materials to the long history of Jewish exegesis of both Bible and Talmud, Halivni investigates the tension that has often existed between the plain sense of the divine text (peshat) and its creative, Rabbinic interpretations (derash). Halivni addresses the theological implications of the deviation of derash from peshat and explores the differences between the ideological extreme of the religious right, which denies that Judaism has a history, and the religious left, which claims that history is all that Judaism has. A comprehensive and critical narration of the history and repercussions of Rabbinic exegesis, this analysis will interest students of legal texts, hermeneutics, and scriptural traditions, as well as anyone involved in Jewish studies. |
Table des matières
ON MATTERS OF THEOLOGY | 89 |
Mikan Samkhu Chakhamim and Assmakhta BeAlma | 155 |
Midrash and Modern Literary Theories | 158 |
Minority Opinion and the Different Notions of the Revelation of the Oral Law | 163 |
The Impact of Halakha on Peshat | 168 |
Notes | 175 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Abaye according aggada amoraim applied meaning asmakhta Babylonian Talmud baraita Bible biblical century chametz chate'u Yisrael commandment commentary commitment to peshat context contradiction critical deprived derashot Deut dictum divine dots Eliezer example exegetical Exod explain exposition Ezra's Gemara gezera shava halakhic Hebrew historical Ibn Ezra implied instances intellectual Israel Jerusalem Jewish Judah levirate marriage literal meaning logical Maimonides majority matters medieval midrash minority opinion Mishnah Mishnah Torah mode of interpretation modern Moses Mossad Mossad ha-Rav Kook oral law Palestinian passage Pentateuch period peshat and derash peshatei dikra phrase pilpul plain meaning position posttalmudic practical halakha prophets quoted rabbinic derash rabbinic exegesis rabbinic literature Rashbam Rashi Rava reading refers religious Resh Lakish revelation sages Sanh scholarly scholars scriptural text Shabb Shammai Sifrei simple meaning Sota sources tannaitic textual theological timebound tion Torah tosafists tosafot tradition truth vadai verity verse word written Yevam Yose
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