The Exegetical Imagination: On Jewish Thought and Theology

by Michael Fishbane

Book Overview

Exegesis--interpretation and explanation of sacred texts--is the quintessence of rabbinic thought. Through such means and methods, the written words of Hebrew Scripture have been extended since antiquity, and given new voices for new times. In this lucid and often poetic book, Michael Fishbane delineates the connections between biblical interpretation and Jewish religious thought.

How can a canon be open to new meanings, given that it is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674274628
• ISBN13: 9780674274624
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"