by Michael Fishbane (Author)
This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 05 Jun 2003
ISBN 10: 0198267339
ISBN 13: 9780198267331