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This article ventures into the possibility of a feminine discourse about God, based on the study of the classical sources, which are not widely known in Spanish.
Ethel Katz de Barylka
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The theme of the fight against Amaleq occupies an important place in the rabbinic literature and it is not surprising that the Zohar should further develop it.
Roland Goetschel
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Midrash in the New Testament: John vs. Synoptikoi [PDF]
This paper deals with prefaces to the gospels of Matthew, Luke and John. From the point of view of their genre, the fi rst two are the midrash, i.e. an interpretation based on written sources and the oral tradition of Judaism.
Alexeev Anatoly
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‘And God gave Solomon wisdom’: Proficiency in ornithomancy
The biblical text accords a great deal of attention to King Solomon’s personal abilities and governmental power. Solomon was described as a judge, poet, constructor and the wisest of all people in the Ancient Near East and Egypt.
Abraham O. Shemesh
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A Nameless Bride of Death: Jephthah’s Daughter in American Jewish Women’s Poetry
In the Hebrew Bible, Jephthah’s daughter has neither name nor heir. The biblical account (Judg. 11:30–40) is somber—a daughter due to be sacrificed because of her father’s rash vow. The theme has inspired numerous midrashim and over five hundred artistic
Koplowitz-Breier Anat
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Tibåt Mårqe: A New Edition with English Translation
This contribution presents a short introduction to the new edition of Tibåt Mårqe. The oldest manuscript of Tibåt Mårqe dates from the 14th century but only fragments of it are preserved.
Abraham Tal
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This article relates the transmission history of a single Samaritan text and its fascinating trajectory from a Samaritan legend into early modern rabbinic tradition, and on to nineteenth and early twentieth century Jewish studies circles.
Steven Fine
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Reading Psalm 112 as a “Midrash” on Psalm 111
Psalms 111 and 112 are “twin” poems displaying similar characteristics such as the superscript הללו יה, an acrostic form, and shared vocabulary. Surprisingly, the shared characteristics are noted, but the poems often interpreted in isolation.
Gert T. M. Prinsloo
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Contribuciones adicionales de ‘Abd al-Ḥaqq al-Islāmī a la polémica judío-musulmana
‘Abd al-Ḥaqq al-Islāmī, un polemista musulmán del siglo XIV y de origen judío, ha sido algo silenciado por la investigación puesto que existían dudas respecto a la excepcionalidad y originalidad de su pensamiento, así como respecto a la extensión de su ...
Haggai Mazuz
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IN THE FOLDS OF TIME: RASHĪD AL‐DĪN ON THEORIES OF HISTORICITY
ABSTRACT By focusing on Rashīd al‐Dīn's (d. 718/1318) historiographical oeuvre and here in particular his “History of the World,” this article challenges the usual approach to his Jāmiʿ al‐tawārīkh (Compendium of Chronicles) and argues that his was a deeply pluralistic enterprise in a world with many centers, tremendous demographic change, high social ...
JUDITH PFEIFFER
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