TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mehlman, Bernard H.
AU  - Limmer, Seth M.
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016//
TI  - Medieval Midrash: the house for inspired innovation
T3  - The Brill reference library of Judaism volume 52
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
KW  - Midrash
KW  - History and criticism
AB  - "Medieval Midrash: The House for Inspired Innovation is the first book-length study of this under-examined genre of Jewish Literature. Mehlman and Limmer cover the history of scholarship of these curious texts and evaluate the origins, dating, and authors of Medieval Midrash. In addition to addressing such scholarly questions, Medieval Midrash illustrates its themes and judgments through the annotated translation of the six extant texts that revolve around the key figure of King Solomon. This book, whose underlying tropes speak to the continuing need for creative religious expression, will be of interest to scholars and non-academics alike"...
SN  - 9789004331334
UR  - http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/books/9789004331334
UR  - http://www.brill.com/product_id95023
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004331334
DO  - 10.1163/9789004331334
LA  - English
N1  - by Bernard H. Mehlman, Seth M. Limmer
ID  - 865362688
ER  -