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- Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yo (Edward E. Elson Classic)
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- 2006
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
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The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai is a collection of classical midrashic interpretation of the biblical Book of Exodus. Lost for centuries, the text was reconstructed and recovered in the 19th and 20th centuries by both German and Israeli scholars from a variety of source materials, including medieval manuscripts of the text and midrashic anthologies. As one of the first collections of rabbinic biblical interpretation, the Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai is an indispensable source for understanding the history, beliefs, and practices of the earliest rabbis.
This edition, translated and explicated for the first time in English by W. David Nelson, is The Jewish Publication Society's latest contribution to making ancient Jewish literature accessible to modern readers. A critical introduction provides the reader with a firm grounding in the historical setting of the text, as well as its source material, reconstruction, subject matter, and significance for understanding the history of Judaism. Set in a modern, readable typeface, the Hebrew text faces the English translation with the author's annotation beneath. Indexes include scriptural verse citations and rabbinic sages named in the text.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xxix
- Abbreviations
- p. xxx
- Tractate Sanya
- pp. 2-9
- Tractate Pisha
- pp. 10-79
- Tractate Beshallah
- pp. 80-118
- Tractate Shirata
- pp. 119-158
- Tractate Vayassa
- pp. 159-183
- Tractate Amalek
- pp. 184-211
- Tractate Baḥodesh
- pp. 212-258
- Tractate Nezikin
- pp. 259-351
- Tractate Kaspa
- pp. 352-375
- Tractate Shabbata
- pp. 376-382
- Index of Scriptural Passages
- pp. 383-393
- Index of Names
- pp. 395-396
- Index of Places
- pp. 397-398
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827609945
Related ISBN(s)
9780827607996
MARC Record
OCLC
690211911
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No