A Mesopotamian background for the so-called Aggadic 'Measures' of Biblical Hermeneutics?

Five of the 'measures' (מדות) which the Midrash distinguishes in its interpretation of Scripture are expounded. Cuneiform analogues of each are cited, and the Rabbinic techniques known as noṭariqon (which takes a word as an abbreviation of a phrase) and gemaṭriah (interpretation by manipul...

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Main Author: Lieberman, Stephen J. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: College 1987
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1987, Volume: 58, Pages: 157-225
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Exegesis / Rabbinic Judaism
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
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