Scripture and Tradition: Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash

Azzan Yadin-Israel

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2015

Scripture and Tradition

Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash

Azzan Yadin-Israel

In the series Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290431

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About this book

Analyzing the layers of interpretation in the Sifra and the transformation of Rabbi Akiva's portrayal in rabbinic literature more broadly, Azzan Yadin-Israel traces an ideological shift toward scriptural authority and away from received traditions.

Author / Editor information

Azzan Yadin-Israel is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Classics at Rutgers University and author of Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Israel and the Origins of Midrash, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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"Conceptually sophisticated and wonderfully erudite, Scripture and Tradition touches on the most fundamental questions of the Midrashic project."—Moshe Halbertal, New York University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. A Hermeneutic of Camouflage
Chapter 1. The Sifra as Midrash: Hermeneutic Markedness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2. The Sifra as Midrash: Vacuity and Semantic Discontinuity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Chapter 3. Terminological Identity and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 4. “On the Basis of This, They Said” (Mikan ’Amru) and the Role of Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Part II. The Curious Career of Rabbi Akiva
Chapter 5. Rabbi Akiva the Interpreter: From the Mishnah to the Talmud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter 6: Rabbi Akiva, the Anonymous Sifra, and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 7. Rabbi Akiva’s Biographical Transformation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Part III . Midrash and Halakhot: A Reevaluation
Chapter 8. The Anomaly of Tannaitic Literature: Interpretation, Revelation, and Mysteries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Excursus. Oral Tradition as the Site of Esotericism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Chapter 9. Midrash and Extra-Scriptural Tradition: A Synchronic Model Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Conclusion: Rabbi Akiva and the Ironic Triumph of Midrash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Appendix: Hebrew Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Index of Classical Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: Religion; History; Ancient Studies; Jewish Studies; Religious Studies

eBook

Published: December 17, 2014
ISBN: 9780812290431