| #387322 in Books | Paraclete Press | 2007-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .72 x4.78 x6.96l,.43 | File type: PDF | 168 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Learn To Read Scripture Like They Have For Thousands of Years|By Brian Murphy|This was a great intro to Midrash. This proved to be very helpful in understanding how Paul and others interpreted scripture. Unfortunately the modernist culture has rejected interpretative methods such as this and would most likely view this as the wrong way to read the Bible. I believe that these ne|From Publishers Weekly|Between 400 and 1200 C.E., a group of rabbis expounded on the text of the Bible, making it relevant to their times and to subsequent readers. This extensive collection of explanations and interpretations is known collectively as Midrash. S
The Rabbis of old believed that the Torah was divinely revealed and therefore contained eternal, perfect truths and hidden meaning that required elucidation. The meaning of a text was more complicated than simply reading it. And meaning changed over time. This understanding of how the Bible mystically relates to all of life is the fertile ground from which midrash emerged.
"The rabbis believed that nothing in the Bible, not the choice of word...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.God's Echo: Exploring Scripture with Midrash | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
