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Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael (JPS Classic Reissues)

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Translated by David Stern; Forward by Jacob Z. Lauterbach
2010
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Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael is a classic collection of midrash. It contains commentary on a large part of the Book of Exodus (chapters 12 to 23) and represents the two main modes of interpretation: the halakhah (legal doctrine), and the aggadah (moral and religious teachings). The work also contains allusions to historical events and ancient legends not found elsewhere. A new introduction by noted scholar David Stern highlights the work, now published in a convenient two-volume set. It retains the original text from the JPS 1933 edition, reset in a modern, readable typeface, with Hebrew and English on facing pages and the original indexes. This classic work is widely recognized as a model of meticulous and thorough scholarship. Its translation is accurate, straightforward, and usable by scholars, students, and lay readers. Out of print for many years, it will be heralded as an important reissue that should belong to every rabbi, rabbinical school, and Jewish Studies professor, and will be an important addition to synagogue libraries and public libraries with Judaica collections

Table of Contents

Cover

Volume 1

Title Page, Copyright Page

Contents

pp. v-viii

INTRODUCTION TO THE 2004 EDITION

pp. ix-xx

INTRODUCTION TO ORIGINAL EDITION

pp. xxi-lviii

SIGLA USED IN APPARATUS CRITICUS

pp. lix-lx

TRACTATE PISḤA

pp. 1-114

TRACTATE BESHALLAḤ

pp. 115-168

TRACTATE SHIRATA

pp. 169-221

TRACTATE VAYASSA‘

pp. 222-253

Volume 2

Title Page, Copyright Page

CONTENTS

pp. v-viii

INTRODUCTION TO THE 2004 EDITION

pp. ix-xx

INTRODUCTION TO ORIGINAL EDITION

pp. xxi-lviii

SIGLA USED IN APPARATUS CRITICUS

pp. lix-lx

TRACTATE AMALEK

pp. 254-289

TRACTATE BAḤODESH

pp. 290-354

TRACTATE NEZIKIN

pp. 355-457

TRACTATE KASPA

pp. 458-492

TRACTATE SHABBATA

pp. 493-503

INDICES

pp. 504-543

INDEX I

pp. 505-529

INDEX II

pp. 530-539

INDEX III

pp. 540-543
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