6 Concepts of Scripture among the Jews of the Medieval Islamic World

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Concepts of Scripture in the Synagogue Service 15
6. 3 Concepts of Scripture in Rabbinic Judaism: Oral Torah and Written Torah 31
7. 4 Concepts of Scripture in the Schools of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael 47
8. 5 Concepts of Scriptural Language in Midrash 64
9. 6 Concepts of Scripture among the Jews of the Medieval Islamic World 80
10. 7 Concepts of Scripture in the School of Rashi 102
11. 8 Concepts of Scripture in Maimonides 123
12. 9 Concepts of Scripture in Nahmanides 139
13. 10 Concepts of Scripture in Jewish Mysticism 157
14. 11 Concepts of Scripture in Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig 179
15. 12 The Pentateuch as Scripture and the Challenge of Biblical Criticism 203
16. 13 Concepts of Scripture in Yehezkel Kaufmann 230
17. 14 Concepts of Scripture in Moshe Greenberg 247
18. 15 Concepts of Scripture in Mordechai Breuer 267
19. 16 Scripture and Modern Israeli Literature 280
20. 17 Scripture and Israeli Secular Culture 299
21. Glossary 317
22. About the Contributors 321
23. Index 325