Midrasch
by Gerhard Langer
Paperback (Published)
(October 2016)
ISBN: 9783825246754
6.06 x 9.09 inches
Price: $36.00
On back order
English summary: Midrash is Jewish scholars’ study of the Bible and its result, the eponymous literary genre. But Midrash is also teaching, mediation and preaching. Gerhard Langer examines the phenomenon of Midrash from its beginnings in inner-biblical interpretation up to the present. He thereby reveals the ways and means used by the scholars to make the writings accessible and keep them alive. The author presents the major Midrash works and highlights important topics with many examples. When it comes to the Jewish religion, Midrash is about nothing less than recognizing the ever-valid Word of God, conveying its constantly to be reinterpreted message, and by so doing become close to him. German description: Unter Midrasch versteht man die Erforschung der Bibel durch die judischen Gelehrten und ihr Ergebnis, die gleichnamige Literaturgattung. Midrasch ist aber auch Verkundigung, Lehre und Vermittlung. Gerhard Langer untersucht das Phanomen des Midrasch von seinen Anfangen in der innerbiblischen Auslegung bis zur Gegenwart. Dabei zeigt er, mit welchen Mitteln und Methoden die judischen Gelehrten die Schrift zuganglich machten, sie lebendig hielten. Der Autor stellt die bedeutenden Midraschwerke vor und prasentiert wichtige Themen anhand vieler Beispiele. Mit Blick auf die judische Religion geht es bei Midrasch um nichts weniger als in der Bibel das uber die Zeit gultige Wort Gottes zu erkennen, seine stets neu zu deutende Botschaft zu vermitteln und dabei ihm selbst nahe zu kommen.
- By (author) Gerhard Langer
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