Genesis Rabbah - An Opportunity for Interfaith Dialogue: Augustine, Milton, and the Rabbis of Genesis Rabbah in Discourse
When reading biblical texts, there are often what can be termed "gaps" in the narrative, aspects of the story that need more detail or simply do not make obvious sense, leading to more questions. This leads to the need for interpretation. While the term "midrash" refers to a part...
| Published in: | Journal of ecumenical studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2018
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| In: |
Journal of ecumenical studies
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B City of God B The Fall B Rabbis B Satan B Interfaith B Midrash B John Milton B CHRISTIAN-Jewish relations B fence around the Torah B Jewish-Christian dialogue B Devil B Genesis B Genesis Rabbah B Paradise Lost B Interfaith Dialogue |
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| Summary: | When reading biblical texts, there are often what can be termed "gaps" in the narrative, aspects of the story that need more detail or simply do not make obvious sense, leading to more questions. This leads to the need for interpretation. While the term "midrash" refers to a particularly "Jewish" mode of interpretation of the biblical narrative, the method of "the filling in of the gaps" is something done by religious interpreters of all traditions. This essay puts the rabbis of Genesis Rabbah (midrash) in conversation with fourth-century theologian Augustine and fifteenth-century author John Milton regarding their interpretation of Genesis 3, demonstrating how this kind of interaction can foster interfaith dialogue in the modern classroom. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2018.0025 |