Peshat and Derash

Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis

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David Weiss Halivni

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In this text Rabbinic scholar David Wiess Halivni offers an explanation for the willingness of the early Sages to attribute to scripture meanings not suggested in the text itself. He posits a sharp discontinuity between what the sages considered a valid meaning and our own modern understanding of textual meaning. He argues that the original meaning of the very work "peshat" was actually "context" rather than "literal" meaning, thus explaining the Rabbis' expressions of respect for peshat in the face of their evident unconcern for literal meaning in the text.

Release date Australia

January 7th, 1999

Author

David Weiss Halivni

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

270

Dimensions

140x211x21

ISBN-13

9780195115710

Product ID

1808933

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