Biblical Myth And Rabbinic Mythmaking
by Michael Fishbane /
2003 / English / PDF
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This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth
and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and
Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the
book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the
texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in
the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are
issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and
language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural
phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and
features of the divine personality.
This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth
and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and
Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the
book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the
texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in
the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are
issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and
language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural
phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and
features of the divine personality.