In this collection of articles, written over a decade of research, the author explores the fascinating worlds of Jewish literature and cultural history, mainly focussing on various aspects of Jewish hermeneutics of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The interpretation of the past is the main activity of the rabbinic school. Not only the old translations of the Bible, but also the Jewish approach to magic show the endeavour to conciliate the requirements of the present with the tradition and to give a new meaning to the revered texts and concepts of the past.
- ISBN10 9004116869
- ISBN13 9789004116863
- Publish Date 23 November 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 324
- Language German
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