TY - BOOK ID - 138510948 TI - Genesis Rabbah in text and context AU - Gribetz, Sarit Kattan AU - Grossberg, David M AU - Himmelfarb, Martha AU - Schaefer, Peter PY - 2016 SN - 3161547039 9783161547034 9783161547027 3161547020 PB - Tùˆbingen, Germany DB - UniCat KW - Rabbinical literature KW - History and criticism KW - Midrash rabbah. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Religion KW - Antiquity KW - rabbinic literature KW - Jewish Studies KW - Midrash KW - Biblical Interpretation KW - Antike Religionsgeschichte KW - Religionswissenschaft KW - Altes Testament KW - Antike UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138510948 AB - Genesis Rabbah, the earliest rabbinic commentary on the book of Genesis, was composed in Roman Palestine around the fifth century CE and continued to be studied throughout medieval and modern times. In this volume, an international team of scholars explores the literary formation and textual transmission of this work as well as the historical, cultural, religious, and political contexts in which it was composed. -- From back cover. ER -