Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 What is ‘Midrash’?
- 2 Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis I: Job and the Generation of the Flood
- 3 Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis II: Job and Israel's early history as a nation
- 4 Popular legends and traditions I: the archetypal sage
- 5 Popular legends and traditions II: the archetypal priest-king
- 6 Popular legends and traditions III: the regenerating tree
- 7 The midrashic background for James 2:21–23
- 8 Elements of Near-Eastern mythology in rabbinic Aggadah
- 9 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index of sources
- Index of names
- Index of subjects
7 - The midrashic background for James 2:21–23
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 What is ‘Midrash’?
- 2 Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis I: Job and the Generation of the Flood
- 3 Traditional motifs in early rabbinic exegesis II: Job and Israel's early history as a nation
- 4 Popular legends and traditions I: the archetypal sage
- 5 Popular legends and traditions II: the archetypal priest-king
- 6 Popular legends and traditions III: the regenerating tree
- 7 The midrashic background for James 2:21–23
- 8 Elements of Near-Eastern mythology in rabbinic Aggadah
- 9 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index of sources
- Index of names
- Index of subjects
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- Type
- Chapter
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- The Midrashic ProcessTradition and Interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism, pp. 145 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995