VOICES IN THE TEXT: MIDRASH AND THE INNER TENSION OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE
In this paper two related claims are made. The first is that a series of apparently disconnected controversies in the Midrash Mekilta on Exodus 16:2 ff (the manna narrative) represent, in fact, two coherent readings of the narrative, one in which Israel is represented as justified in asking for brea...
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Peeters
1986
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Revue biblique
Year: 1986, Volume: 93, Issue: 4, Pages: 581-597 |
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| Summary: | In this paper two related claims are made. The first is that a series of apparently disconnected controversies in the Midrash Mekilta on Exodus 16:2 ff (the manna narrative) represent, in fact, two coherent readings of the narrative, one in which Israel is represented as justified in asking for bread, and one in which Israel is condemned for this request (or rebellion). The second claim is that the editor of the Mekilta, by juxtaposing these two ancient rabbinic readings, represents the tension of the Biblical narrative and reproduces it in another literary structure. The midrash is, accordingly, a rich hermeneutic response to the difficulties of the Biblical text. This interpretation of the Mekilta is supported by examination of another text, in which the same rabbi is represented as having offered two directly opposite readings of the same verse. Dans cet article, deux propositions conjointes sont faites. La première est qu'une série de controverses, apparemment disjointes, dans le midrash Mekilta sur Ex., 16, 2 ss (le récit de la manne) représente deux lectures cohérentes du récit, l'une dans laquelle Israël est autorisé à demander du pain, l'autre dans laquelle il est condamné pour cette requête (ou rébellion). La seconde proposition est que le rédacteur de Mekilta, en juxtaposant ces deux anciennes lectures rabbiniques, manifeste la tension du récit biblique et le reproduit en une autre structure littéraire. Le midrash est alors une riche réponse herméneutique aux difficultés du texte. Cette interprétation de Mekilta est appuyée par l'examen d'un autre texte, dans lequel le même Rabbi présente deux lectures directement opposées du même verset. |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
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