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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel AdelmanPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 140 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.770kg ISBN: 9789004170490ISBN 10: 9004170499 Pages: 358 Publication Date: 23 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAdelman's book belongs on the shelf of any scholar interested in the later midrashic literature. It contains excellent, sophisticated, and readable interpretations of some of the theological passages in Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer and demystifies some of the contextual issues related to this work. Rivka B. Ulmer, Bucknell University 'This is very important work for anyone seriously interested in midrashic literature. For scholars who are familiar with the study of midrash, it is enjoyable and engaging. Yoram Bitton, Columbia University, New York, NY Adelman is to be commended for the depth of her research, inlcuding primary sources and a vast expanse of secondary literature, and for her consistently interesting and innovative exploration of selected parts of one of the most intriguing works of late midrashic literature Marc Bregman, Catholic Biblical Quarterly 74 Author InformationRachel Adelman, (Ph.D. Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2008) was a post-doctoral fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto in 2007-2008. She now teaches Bible and Rabbinics at Miami University, Ohio, and also lectures widely abroad. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |