Langer, Midrasch

NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK:

GERHARD LANGER

Midrasch

[Midrash.]
2016. XI, 368 pages.
utb Jüdische Studien 4675/1
27,99 €
paper
ISBN 978-3-8252-4675-4
available

Published in German.
Midrash is Jewish scholars' study of the Bible and its result, the eponymous literary genre. But Midrash is also teaching, mediation and preaching. Gerhard Langer examines the phenomenon of Midrash from its beginnings in inner-biblical interpretation up to the present. He thereby reveals the ways and means used by the scholars to make the writings accessible and keep them alive. The author presents the major Midrash works and highlights important topics with many examples. When it comes to the Jewish religion, Midrash is about nothing less than recognizing the ever-valid Word of God, conveying its constantly to be reinterpreted message, and by so doing become close to him.