The Rule of Peshat: Jewish Constructions of the Plain Sense of Scripture and Their Christian and Muslim Contexts, 900-1270

by Mordechai Z. Cohen

An exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of the philological method of Jewish Bible interpretation known as peshat

Within the rich tradition of Jewish biblical interpretation, few concepts are as vital as peshat, often rendered as the "plain sense" of Scripture. Generally contrasted with midrash--the creative and at times fanciful mode of reading put forth by the rabbis of Late Antiquity--peshat came to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812252128
• ISBN13: 9780812252125
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"