TY - BOOK AU - Genesis Rabbah 2013 Princeton ED - Kattan Gribetz, Sarit ED - Grossberg, David M. ED - Himmelfarb, Martha ED - Schäfer, Peter PY - 2016 DA - 2016// TI - Genesis Rabbah in text and context T3 - Texts and studies in ancient Judaism 166 PB - Mohr Siebeck CY - Tübingen KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Rabbinical literature KW - History and criticism AB - Genesis Rabbah, the earliest rabbinic commentary on the book of Genesis, was composed in Roman Palestine around the fifth century CE and continued to be studied throughout medieval and modern times. In this volume, an international team of scholars explores the literary formation and textual transmission of this work as well as the historical, cultural, religious, and political contexts in which it was composed. -- From back cover SN - 3161547020 LA - English N1 - edited by Sarit Kattan Gribetz, David M. Grossberg, Martha Himmelfarb, Peter Schäfer ID - 861430271 ER -