Reading Talmudic sources as arguments: a new interpretive approach
"Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments: A New Interpretive Approach elucidates the unique characteristics of Talmudic discourse culture. Approaching Talmudic literature from a linguistic perspective, the book shows the extensive and hidden ways in which later rabbis used early formulations. App...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boston Leiden
Brill
[2020]
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| Dans: |
The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism (Volume 60)
Année: 2020 |
| Collection/Revue: | The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism
Volume 60 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Talmud
/ Discursivité
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| Classifications IxTheo: | BH Judaïsme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Rabbinical literature
History and criticism
B Talmud Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Résumé: | "Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments: A New Interpretive Approach elucidates the unique characteristics of Talmudic discourse culture. Approaching Talmudic literature from a linguistic perspective, the book shows the extensive and hidden ways in which later rabbis used early formulations. Applying Quentin Skinners' interpretive question "What was the author doing in composing the text in this particular way?" to Talmudic literature reveals that Talmudic debate is not only about ideas, concepts and laws but also about the latter's connection to pre-existing formulations. These early traditions, rather than only being accepted or not, are used by later generations to build their own arguments. The book articulates the function of tradition at the time that Rabbinic Judaism was forged"-- |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 146-153 |
| Description matérielle: | XII, 157 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9004430032 |