Table of Contents

I. Jewish Exegesis through the Generations
1.Francis Landy, The Temple in the Story of the Akedah (Genesis 22)
2.Ehud Ben Zvi, Revisiting "Boiling in Fire" (2 Chr 35:13) and Related Passover Questions Text: Exegetical Needs, Concerns and General Implications
3.Alan Cooper, On the Typology of Jewish Psalms Interpretation
4.Moshe Aberbach and Isaac Kalimi, Targumic and Midrashic Exegesis in Contradiction to the Peshat of Biblical Text
5.Rimmon Kasher, The Palestinian Targums to Genesis 4:8 - A New Approach to an Old Controversy
6.Rivka B. Kern Ulmer, Visions of Egypt in Midrash: 'Pharaoh's Birthday' and the 'Nile Festival'
7.Steven Fine, The United Colors of the Menorah: Some Byzantine and Medieval Perspectives on the Biblical Lampstand
8.Herbert W. Basser, Kabbalistic Teaching in the Commentary of Job by Moses Nahmanides

II. Jewish Exegesis and Christianity
9.Lawrence H. Schiffman, Biblical Exegesis in the Passion Narratives and the Dead Sea Scrolls
10.J. Harold Ellens, Exegesis of Second Temple Texts in a Fourth Gospel Son of Man Logion
11.John T. Townsend, Christianity in Rabbinic Literature

III. Jewish Bible Translation and Exegesis, and Modern Biblical Study
12.Frederick E. Greenspahn, Why Jews Translate the Bible?
13.Alan Levenson, The Rise of Modern Jewish Bible Studies: Preliminary Reflections
14.Tirzah Meacham, Review of Isaac Kalimi, Early Jewish Exegesis and Theological Controversy
15.Isaac Kalimi, Jewish Theological and Exegetical Approaches to the Hebrew Bible: A Response to T. Meacham

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The essays reflects the contemporary thought of some of the foremost scholars in the field of biblical exegesis.

About the Author

Professor Isaac Kalimi is currently Rosenthal Distinguished Visiting Professor in Biblical and Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) and Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israelite/Jewish History at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (Chicago). Peter J. Haas is Chair and Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies and Director, Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies, at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.