Inner-midrashic introductions and their influence on introductions to medieval rabbinic Bible commentaries / by Michel G. Distefano.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and indexes.

Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Biblical Books -- Rabbinic Works -- 1 Introduction and Method of Study -- 1.1 Midrashim, Medieval Rabbinic Bible Commentaries, and Their Introductions -- 1.2 Overview of a Form8208;Analytical Method for Unveiling the IMI -- 1.3 Goldbergs Form8208;Analytical Method Applied to the IMI -- 1.4 The Influence of the Inner8208;Midrashic Introduction on Introductions to Medieval Rabbinic Bible Commentaries -- 1.5 The Plan of the Work -- 2 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Sifra on Leviticus -- 2.1 Textual Analysis of Sifra on Leviticus -- 2.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 2.3 Introductory Material in Stereotypical Discourse -- 2.4 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 2.5 Summary of the IMI in Sifra on Leviticus -- 3 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Leviticus Rabbah -- 3.1 Textual Analysis of Leviticus Rabbah -- 3.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 3.3 Introductory Material in the Opening Petih803; taot -- 3.4 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 3.5 Summary of the IMI in Leviticus Rabbah -- 4 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Song of Songs Rabbah -- 4.1 Textual Analysis of Song of Songs Rabbah -- 4.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 4.3 Introductory Material in the Opening Petih803; taot -- 4.4 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 4.5 Summary of the IMI in Song of Songs Rabbah -- 5 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Lamentations Rabbah -- 5.1 Textual Analysis of Lamentations Rabbah -- 5.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 5.3 Introductory Material in the Opening Petih803; taot -- 5.4 How the Petih803; taot Function as Part of the IMI -- 5.5 How the Dicta and Paraphrases Function as Part of the IMI -- 5.6 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 5.7 Summary of the IMI in Lamentations Rabbah -- 6 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Midrash Psalms -- 6.1 Textual Analysis of Midrash Psalms -- 6.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 6.3 Introductory Material in the Opening Petih803; taot -- 6.4 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 6.5 Summary of the IMI in Midrash Psalms -- 7 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction in Midrash Mishle -- 7.1 Textual Analysis of Midrash Mishle -- 7.2 Initial Remarks about the Lemmatization of the IMI -- 7.3 Introductory Material in the Opening Petih803; tah -- 7.4 Introductory Material in Midrash Sentences -- 7.5 Summary of the IMI in Midrash Mishle -- 8 The Inner-Midrashic Introduction: Formal and Thematic Dimensions -- 8.1 Formal Dimensions -- 8.2 Thematic Dimensions -- 9 The Influence of the Inner-Midrashic Introductions on Rashis Introductions -- 9.1 Rashi's Inner-Commentary Introduction to Leviticus -- 9.2 Rashi's Inner-Commentary Introduction to Psalms -- 9.3 Rashi's Inner-Commentary Introduction to Proverbs -- 9.4 Rashi's Haqdamah and Inner-Commentary Introduction to Song of Songs -- 9.5 Rashi's Inner-Commentary Introduction to Lamentations -- 9.6 Rashi's 'Introduction' to Genesis/The Torah -- 10 The Influence of the Inner-Midrashic Introductions on Ibn Ezras Introductions -- 10.1 Ibn Ezra-s Knowledge of the S803; adr, Muk803; addima, and Prooemium -- 10.2 Ibn Ezra-s Haqdamah to Psalms -- Second Recension -- 10.3 Ibn Ezra-s Haqdamah to Song of Songs -- Second Recension -- 11 The Influence of the Inner-Midrashic Introductions on Ibn.

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The opening sections of some exegetical Midrashim deal with the same type of material that is found in introductions to medieval rabbinic Bible commentaries. The application of Goldbergs form analysis to these sections reveals the new form "Inner-Midrashic Introduction" (IMI) as a thematic discourse on introductory issues to biblical books. By its very nature the IMI is embedded within the comments on the first biblical verse (1:1). Further analysis of medieval rabbinic Bible commentary introductions in terms of their formal, thematic, and material characteristics, reveals that a high degree.

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