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Zusatztext The "history of the book" represents an important area of study when considering virtually everything concerned with books: production, distribution, binding, reading culture, etc. What Benjamin Williams has done in his brilliant Commentary on Midrash Rabba in the Sixteenth Century is apply these methods to sixteenth century printed midrashim. The results provide us a window into the reception of rabbinic midrashic biblical interpretation in the early modern period. ... [It] is essential reading for anyone interested in the early modern reception of Jewish biblical interpretation, and particularly midrash Informationen zum Autor Benjamin Williams is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London. Klappentext This work highlights the importance of Abraham ben Asher's commentary on Genesis Rabba, demonstrating the influence of this commentary on both his contemporaries and printed editions of the classical Midrashim to the present day. Zusammenfassung This work highlights the importance of Abraham ben Asher's commentary on Genesis Rabba, demonstrating the influence of this commentary on both his contemporaries and printed editions of the classical Midrashim to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Midrash in the Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Empire 2: Midrash Rabba and its Commentaries 3: From Safed to Venice - Abraham ben Asher and the Publication of the "Or ha-Sekhel 4: Abraham ben Asher's Commentary - An Examination of Selected Texts 5: 'Pseudo-Rashi's' Commentary on Genesis Rabba 6: Conclusion: The "Or ha-Sekhel and its Reception
