The Aesopic Wisdom of Tevi: A Tale of Two Tongues

This essay shows that the character of Tevi is not homogenous but a conglomerate of shifting topoi. The tannaitic Tevi is pious, the amoraic Tevi is learned, and a Tevi as portrayed in an episode in Leviticus Rabbah is a smart-mouth. This last shift hints at a different character who has merged into...

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Main Author: Wenger, Ayelet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 2023, Volume: 113, Issue: 4, Pages: 591-614
Further subjects:B Rabban Gamliel
B Tongue
B Tevi
B Midrash ha-gadol
B Leviticus Rabbah
B Rabbis
B Life of Aesop
B Slaves
B rabbinization
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