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Judaism and story : the evidence of the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan

Print Book, English, [2003], ©1992
Wipf and Stock, Eugene, Ore., [2003], ©1992
Biographies
xxi, 241 pages ; 23 cm
9781592443598, 1592443591
55952317
Introduction: from aphorism to story and from epistle to gospel in Judaism and Christianity
pt. 1. Rhetoric and topic: the comparison of literary and programmatic traits. The structure of the Fathers and of the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan
The matter of rhetoric: the forms of the Fathers and of the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan
The matter of topic: the topical program of the Fathers and of the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan
pt. 2. Logic and proposition: narratives in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan. The matter of logic and proposition: the burden of narrative in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan
The sage-story in particular
pt. 3. Comparisons and contrasts: the story in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan in canonical context. These stories in particular: the stories in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan in comparison to their use in other compositions
The story in general: its function in the Fathers according to Rabbi Nathan and in other compositions
Judaism and story
Originally published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992
"Publication date 9/26/2003"--Title page verso
Includes indexes