Reimagining the Bible : the Storytelling of the Rabbis
This work explores how each successive phase of Jewish literature has drawn upon and reimagined the previous ones. Arguing that there is a continuity in Jewish literature which extends from the biblical era to our own times, this serves as a guide to the history of that literature and its genres
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (304 pages)
9780195355697, 9781280452680, 9780585219073, 0195355695, 1280452684, 0585219079
466427431
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Ancient Models; Part II: The Folk Tradition; Part III: Mythic Echoes; Part IV: Modern Jewish Literature and the Ancient Models; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
English