Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198267331)

This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality.

Author: Michael Fishbane
ISBN-10: 0198267339
ISBN-13: 9780198267331
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2003
Pages: 474
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.64w x 1.17d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2004 pg. 1680