My Perfect One - Typology and Early Rabbinic Interpretation of Song of Songs

Zusatztext [Kaplan] argues cohesively for a necessary window of discussion in the development of rabbinic interpretation of Song of Songs, which fits into a larger framework for readers of rabbinics to see the tannaitic period as innovative not only in the realm of law but also in theological development. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Kaplan is Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext This book maps the landscape of early rabbinic interpretation of the Song of Songs by charting the interpretations contained in Tannaitic interpretation of the Torah (Halachic Midrashim). Zusammenfassung This book maps the landscape of early rabbinic interpretation of the Song of Songs by charting the interpretations contained in Tannaitic interpretation of the Torah (Halachic Midrashim). Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction Chapter 1 - Allegory, Mashal, or Figuration? Song of Songs in Early Rabbinic Interpretation Chapter 2 - Song of Songs and Israel's National Narrative Chapter 3 - Female Beauty and the Affective Nature of Rabbinic Piety Chapter 4 - Israel's Ideal Man Chapter 5 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder? Domesticating the Elusive Lover of Song of Songs Conclusion Bibliography Rabbinic Texts Non-Rabbinic Ancient Sources Secondary Sources

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• Authors: Jonathan Kaplan, Jonathan (Assistant Professor Kaplan, Kaplan Jonathan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9780199359332
• ISBN: 978-0-19-935933-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Christianity, Judaism, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments, Judaism: worship, rites & ceremonies