Bible and Midrash: The Story of "The Wooing of Rebekah" (Gen. 24)Peeters Publishers, 2004 - 246 pagina's This two-part book traces the literary and historic study of the story of the 'Wooing of Rebekah' in the Hebrew Bible and its creative interpretations in Rabbinic Midrash. Part 1 treats such issues as the characterization of the narrative agents in the biblical story, the use of repetition as a narrative structuring device, and the question as to the roles of Rebekah and Isaac in this story as well as in the broader Isaac-Rebekah narratives. Part 2 follows several rabbinic interpretations of this story, dealing with, among other topics, the development of the motif of Rebekah's virginity in rabbinic aggadah and halakha as well as the reception of this theme in modern feminist studies of midrash. While treating these topics, this is at the same time a methodological inquiry into the dynamics of midrashic interpretation, treating rabbinic techniques such as 'gap-filling' and 'linkage', and its differences from modern biblical exegesis. |
Inhoudsopgave
Preface and Acknowledgments | 7 |
Colometric Translation of Genesis | 13 |
Methodological Orientation and Introduction | 25 |
59 | 35 |
Narrative Agents Narration and Focalization | 38 |
Events Plot and TypeScene in Genesis 24 | 45 |
Genesis 23 | 59 |
The Use of Repetition in Genesis 24 | 69 |
79 | 168 |
Three | 171 |
Gap Filling and Linkage in the Midrash on | 183 |
The Virginity of Rebekah in Halakhah and Aggadah | 193 |
6 | 203 |
The Virginity of Rebekah in Halakhah and Aggadah | 213 |
From Halakhah to Aggadah | 219 |
Some Last Reflections on the Midrash of Rebekah | 225 |
Characterization in Genesis 24 | 91 |
A Matriarchal Cycle? | 119 |
Conclusion of Part 1 | 131 |
The Formal Study of Midrash | 151 |
80 | 237 |
Indices | 239 |
91 | 244 |
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