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Book SynopsisA theological system and structure form foundations of, and are realized in detail by, the Rabbinic Midrash. That system, comprised by active category formations, turns facts into knowledge and knowledge into propositions of a theological character. The structure embodies the paradigm that solves new problems. So, the Rabbinic Midrash exegesis pertaining to theological matters proves coherent. Rabbinic Midrash follows a cogent theological program and sets forth an orderly theological construction. This work defines the principal parts of the theological system that animated the Rabbinic sages encounter with Scripture as embodied in the Rabbinic Midrash; and shows how these parts form a theological system.
Trade ReviewThis splendid book is the fruit of many years of analyzing individual rabbinic documents....The author offers insightful analyses based upon a sound methodology that is well defined and readily accessible to the reader. The Theological Foundations of Rabbinic Midrash is an indispensable work of higher criticism and scholarship for all interested in the foundational system of rabbinic thought and theology. * Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2007) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 1. The Theological Category-Formations of Rabbinic Midrash [1]: God and Man, God and Israel Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 2. The Theological Category Formations of Rabbinic Midrash [2]: God, Israel, and the Nations Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 3. The Theological Category-Formations of Rabbinic Midrash [3]: God's Justice and God's Misery Part 3 Part One. The Common Theology of Rabbinic Midrash Chapter 4 4. The Theological Category-Formations of Rabbinic Midrash [4]: God's Judgment, Israel's Repentance and Atonement, God's Remorse, Israel's Consolation Chapter 5 5. The Theological Category-Formations of Rabbinic Midrash [5]: Restoration, The End of Days Part 5 Part Three. Midrash-Compilations without Conventional Theological Category-Formations Chapter 6 6. Special Cases: Theological Category-Formations Particular to a Single Document Part 9 Part Two. The Special Cases and General Conceptions Chapter 11 7. The Implicit Theological Foundations of Sifra Chapter 13 8. Midrash Without Theology: Sifré to Numbers Part 14 Part Four: Rabbinic Judaism: The Theological Construction Chapter 15 9. The Place of the Rabbinic Midrash-Compilations in the Encompassing
