Genesis Rabbah - —An Opportunity for Interfaith Dialogue: Augustine, Milton, and the Rabbis of Genesis Rabbah in Discourse

When reading biblical texts, there are often what can be termed "gaps" in the narrative, aspects of the story that need more detail or simply do not make obvious sense, leading to more questions. This leads to the need for interpretation. While the term "midrash" refers to a part...

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Auteur principal: Cronin, Sonya Shetty (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Pennsylvania Press 2018
Dans: Journal of ecumenical studies
Année: 2018, Volume: 53, Numéro: 3, Pages: 371-385
RelBib Classification:BH Judaïsme
CD Christianisme et culture
HB Ancien Testament
KAB Christianisme primitif
KAH Époque moderne
Sujets non-standardisés:B Augustine
B City of God
B The Fall
B Rabbis
B Satan
B Interfaith
B Midrash
B John Milton
B CHRISTIAN-Jewish relations
B fence around the Torah
B Jewish-Christian dialogue
B Devil
B Genesis
B Genesis Rabbah
B Paradise Lost
B Interfaith Dialogue
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Résumé:When reading biblical texts, there are often what can be termed "gaps" in the narrative, aspects of the story that need more detail or simply do not make obvious sense, leading to more questions. This leads to the need for interpretation. While the term "midrash" refers to a particularly "Jewish" mode of interpretation of the biblical narrative, the method of "the filling in of the gaps" is something done by religious interpreters of all traditions. This essay puts the rabbis of Genesis Rabbah (midrash) in conversation with fourth-century theologian Augustine and fifteenth-century author John Milton regarding their interpretation of Genesis 3, demonstrating how this kind of interaction can foster interfaith dialogue in the modern classroom.
ISSN:2162-3937
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2018.0025