Literature and liturgy in times of transition: the Piska "And It Happened at Midnight" from Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
This article examines the development and sources of the passage, “And it happened at midnight” in Pesikta de-Rav Kahana. Literary analysis of this passage decisively refutes the conjecture that the passage was copied from either Pesikta Rabbati or a lost homiletical midrash on the book of Exodus, a...
| Outros títulos: | Research Article |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
[2016]
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AJS review
Ano: 2016, Volume: 40, Número: 2, Páginas: 241-259 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana
/ Midrash
/ Estrutura textual
/ Fonte
/ Autenticidade
/ Literatura
/ Liturgia
/ Período de transição
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| Classificações IxTheo: | BH Judaísmo |
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| Resumo: | This article examines the development and sources of the passage, “And it happened at midnight” in Pesikta de-Rav Kahana. Literary analysis of this passage decisively refutes the conjecture that the passage was copied from either Pesikta Rabbati or a lost homiletical midrash on the book of Exodus, and supports the contention that it was formulated by the redactor of the Pesikta itself. Nonetheless, the passage does deviate from certain characteristic trademarks of other piska'ot. The article proposes a general theory as to the dating, nature, and literary creation of the entire Pesikta. While the Pesikta is a unified work, it does include piska'ot that exhibit different literary patterns. These variations reflect changes in Torah reading practices that occurred in the period in which the Pesikta's editor operated. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4541 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0364009416000404 |
