Meaninglessness, Meaningfulness, and Super-Meaningfulness in Scripture: An Analysis of the Controversy Surrounding Dan 2:12 in the Middle Ages

Does the midrashic principle of biblical omnisignificance have an echo in peshaṭ exegesis? How far may a pashṭan go in cutting Scripture down to size? Is meaninglessness ever an option? These are the questions lurking just beneath the surface of the medieval controversy surrounding Dan 2:12. Dunash&...

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Main Author: Steiner, Richard C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 1992
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1992, Volume: 82, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 431-449
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