With Reverence for the Word

Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-975575-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 764 g

"This volume would serve as a wonderful course book for undergraduates and graduates, one that illustrates both the signal differences and the surprising parallels within and among the three Abrahamic traditions of scriptural exegesis."--Speculum

"Indispensable. deserves an honored place on the shelves of public and private research libraries everywhere."--Catholic Biblical Quarterly

"A rich feast. the three 'courses' of the book offer significant contributions to our understanding of exegesis in each specific tradition."--Journal of the American Academy of Religion

"With Reverence for the Word is both a readable and informative collection of essays important to the study of medieval scriptural exegesis." --Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mcauliffe, Jane Dammen

McAuliffe, Jane Dammen

Walfish, Barry D.

Goering, Joseph W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- List of Contributors

- Abbreviations

- 1.: MEDIEVAL JEWISH EXEGESIS OF THE BIBLE

- 1. An Introduction to Medieval Jewish Biblical Interpretation

- Barry D. Walfish

- 2. The Search for Truth in Sacred Scripture: Jews, Christians, and the Authority to Interpret

- Stephen D. Benin

- 3. The Tension between Literal Interpretation and Exegetical Freedom: Comparative Observations on Saadia's Method

- Haggai Ben-Shammai

- 4. Karaite Commentaries on the Song of Songs from Tenth-Century Jerusalem

- Daniel Frank

- 5. Restoring the Narrative: Jewish and Christian Exegesis in the Twelfth Century

- Michael A. Signer

- 6. Rashbam as a "Literary" Exegete

- Martin Lockshin

- 7. Asceticism and Eroticism in Medieval Jewish Philosophical and Mystical Exegesis of the Song of Songs

- Elliot R. Wolfson

- 8. Typology, Narrative, and History: Isaac ben Joseph ha-Kohen on the Book of Ruth

- Barry D. Walfish

- 9. The Method of Doubts: Problematizing the Bible in Late Medieval Jewish Exegesis

- Marc Saperstein

- 10. Introducing Scripture: The Accessus ad auctores in Hebrew Exegetical Literature from the Thirteenth through the Fifteenth Centuries

- Eric Lawee

- 11. On the Social Role of Biblical Interpretation: The Case of Proverbs

- Alan Cooper

- 2.: MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EXEGESIS OF THE BIBLE

- 12. An Introduction to Medieval Christian Biblical Interpretation

- Joseph W. Goering

- 13. The Letter of the Law: Carolingian Exegetes and the Old Testament

- Abigail Firey

- 14. The Four "Senses" and the Four Exegetes

- Edward Synan

- 15. Laudat sensum et significationem: Robert Grosseteste on the Four Senses of Scripture

- James R. Ginther

- 16. Beryl Smalley, Thomas of Cantimpré, and the Performative Reading of Scripture: A Study in Two Exempla

- Robert Sweetman

- 17. The Theological Character of the Scholastic "Division of the Text" with Particular Reference to the Commentaries of Saint Thomas Aquinas

- John F. Boyle

- 18. Thomas of Ireland and his De tribus sensibus sacrae scripturae

- Édourad Jeauneau

- 19. Material Swords and Literal Lights: The Status of Allegory in William of Ockham's Breviloquium on Papal Power

- A.J. Minnis

- 3.: MEDIEVAL EXEGESIS OF THE QUR'AN

- 20. An Introduction to Medieval Interpretation of the Qur'an

- Jane Dammen McAuliffe

- 21. Discussion and Debate in Early Commentaries on the Qur'an

- Fred Leemhuis

- 22. Weakness in the Arguments for the Early Dating of Qur'anic Commentary

- Herbert Berg

- 23. The Scriptural "Senses" in Medieval Sufi Qur'an Exegesis

- Gerhard Böwering

- 24. Are There Allegories in Sufi Qur'an Interpretation?

- Hava Lazarus-Yafeh

- 25. From the Sacred Mosque to the Remote Temple: Surat al-Isra' between Text and Commentary

- Angelika Neuwirth

- 26. Qur'anic Exegesis and History

- Gerald Hawting

- 27. The Self-Referentiality of the Qur'an: Sura 3:7 as an Exegetical Challenge

- Stefan Wild

- 28. The Designation of "Foreign" Language in the Exegesis of the Qur'an

- 29. The Genre Boundaries of Qur'anic Commentary

- Jane Dammen McAuliffe

- Subject Index

- Index to Citations from the Bible, Rabbinic Literature, and the Qur'an

Über Autor(innen)

Jane Dammen McAuliffe is President and Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College, previously Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. She sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. arry D. Walfish is cross-appointed as Collection Development Department for the University of Toronto Library and Professor of Religions Studies. Joseph W. Goering is cross-appointed to the departments of History and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.