Peshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis by David Weiss

Description: Peshat and Derash by David Weiss Halivni This text offers an explanation in this text for the willingness of the early sages to attribute to scripture meanings not suggested in the text itself. The author posits a sharp discontinuity between what the sages considered a valid meaning and our own modern understanding of textual meaning. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the days of Plato, the problem of the efficacy and adequacy of the written word as a vehicle of human communication has challenged mankind, yet the mystery of how best to achieve clarity and exactitude of written expression has never been solved. The most repercussive instance of this universal problem has been the exegesis of the law embodied in Hebrew scripture. Peshat and Derash is the first book to trace the Jewish interpretative enterprise from ahistorical perspective. Applying his vast knowledge of Rabbinic materials to the long history of Jewish exegesis of both Bible and Talmud, Halivni investigates the tension that has often existed between theplain sense of the divine text (peshat) and its creative, Rabbinic interpretations (derash). Halivni addresses the theological implications of the deviation of derash from peshat and explores the differences between the ideological extreme of the religious right, which denies that Judaism has a history, and the religious left, which claims that history is all that Judaism has. A comprehensive and critical narration of the history and repercussions ofRabbinic exegesis, this analysis will interest students of legal texts, hermeneutics, and scriptural traditions, as well as anyone involved in Jewish studies. Author Biography Halivni is Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Classical Jewish Civilization at Columbia University. Review "This reviewer is awed by Professor Weiss Halivnis learning and originality, and would rise in his presence as one stands before a Torah scholar....Only a great man and mind could write such a provocative work which stimulates thought and learning."--The National"[Halivni] is one of the few scholars in the world who has the scope of Jewish erudition to be able to survey two thousand years of exegesis--of both biblical and rabbinic texts--and draw conclusions about patterns of development....Fascinating, erudite, and controversial. It deserves to be read by all scholars and by all Jews who find the tensions between peshat and derash worthy of consideration."--Hebrew Studies"This reviewer is awed by Professor Weiss Halivnis learning and originality, and would rise in his presence as one stands before a Torah scholar....Only a great man and mind could write such a provocative work which stimulates thought and learning."--The National"Weiss Halivni has given us a valuable tool for the understanding of rabbinic hermeneutics, and one which will interest all students of legal texts, literary hermeneutics, and scriptural method."--Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies Long Description From the days of Plato, the problem of the efficacy and adequacy of the written word as a vehicle of human communication has challenged mankind, yet the mystery of how best to achieve clarity and exactitude of written expression has never been solved. The most repercussive instance of this universal problem has been the exegesis of the law embodied in Hebrew scripture. Peshat and Derash is the first book to trace the Jewish interpretative enterprise from ahistorical perspective. Applying his vast knowledge of Rabbinic materials to the long history of Jewish exegesis of both Bible and Talmud, Halivni investigates the tension that has often existed between the plain sense of the divine text (peshat) and its creative, Rabbinic interpretations (derash). Halivniaddresses the theological implications of the deviation of derash from peshat and explores the differences between the ideological extreme of the religious right, which denies that Judaism has a history, and the religious left, which claims that history is all that Judaism has. A comprehensive and critical narration of the history and repercussions of Rabbinic exegesis, this analysis will interest students of legal texts, hermeneutics, and scriptural traditions, as well asanyone involved in Jewish studies. Review Text "This reviewer is awed by Professor Weiss Halivnis learning and originality, and would rise in his presence as one stands before a Torah scholar....Only a great man and mind could write such a provocative work which stimulates thought and learning."--The National"[Halivni] is one of the few scholars in the world who has the scope of Jewish erudition to be able to survey two thousand years of exegesis--of both biblical and rabbinic texts--and draw conclusions about patterns of development....Fascinating, erudite, and controversial. It deserves to be read by all scholars and by all Jews who find the tensions between peshat and derash worthy of consideration."--Hebrew Studies"This reviewer is awed by Professor Weiss Halivnis learning and originality, and would rise in his presence as one stands before a Torah scholar....Only a great man and mind could write such a provocative work which stimulates thought and learning."--The National"Weiss Halivni has given us a valuable tool for the understanding of rabbinic hermeneutics, and one which will interest all students of legal texts, literary hermeneutics, and scriptural method."--Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies Review Quote "Weiss Halivni has given us a valuable tool for the understanding ofrabbinic hermeneutics, and one which will interest all students of legal texts,literary hermeneutics, and scriptural method."--Bulletin of the School ofOriental and African Studies Details ISBN0195115716 Author David Weiss Halivni Language English ISBN-10 0195115716 ISBN-13 9780195115710 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis Residence New York City, NY, US Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title PESHAT & DERASH REV/E Edition Description Revised Position Professor of Religious Studies Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor of Religious Studies, Columbia University DOI 10.1604/9780195115710 UK Release Date 1999-01-07 AU Release Date 1999-01-07 NZ Release Date 1999-01-07 US Release Date 1999-01-07 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 1999 Publication Date 1999-01-07 DEWEY 221.6088296 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 272 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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