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Sifra,
Dibbura de Sinai
Rhetorical Formulae, Literary Structures, and Legal Traditions
Howard L. Apothaker |
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Apothaker
makes an extremely important contribution to the study of early Rabbinic,
particularly legal, Midrash. The Sifra is perhaps the earliest extant rabbinic
Midrashic collection, and its Levitical subjects are critical to understanding
the Rabbinic response to the loss of Israel's cultic center. Yet we have
no critical edition of the whole, and no systematic treatment in light of
recent advances in Midrashic studies. In a field of study that is rife with
generalizations, the author performs the admirable and painstaking service
of translating, analyzing, and cataloging one substantial unit of the Sifra's
text, before drawing important conclusions with broad implications. |
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Part
I: Translation and Analysis
BeHar
BeHuqotai
Part II: Synthetic Analyses
Rhetorical Formulae
Literary Structures
Legal Traditions
Thoughts on Mishnah and Sifra's Parting of the Ways
About the Author: Rabbi Howard L. Apothaker serves a congregation in
New Albany (Columbus), Ohio. This book is a revision of his doctoral
dissertation
submitted
to Hebrew Union College, where he received his Ph.D. in 1995.
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