Polemic Literary Units in the Classical Midrashim and Justin Martyr's "Dialogue with Trypho"
After a brief literary analysis of Justin's "Dialogue with Trypho," I compare three selections from the "Dialogue" with parallel sources in "Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael" and "Genesis Rabbah." This comparison raises the possibility of the existence of polemi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
1993
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The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1993, Volume: 83, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 369-384 |
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| Summary: | After a brief literary analysis of Justin's "Dialogue with Trypho," I compare three selections from the "Dialogue" with parallel sources in "Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael" and "Genesis Rabbah." This comparison raises the possibility of the existence of polemical collections which were eventually incorporated into the classical midrashim. Some of these units might very well trace their beginnings to anti-pagan polemic, which were modified later to answer the needs of anti-Christian polemic. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1455159 |