The almost - sacrifice of Isaac is foregrounded; Christ on the Cross, the tree of new life, is the background, a poignant
midrash on its Jewish meaning.
Alfred Edersheim notes that
the Midrash on the eighth chapter of Proverbs expressly states the Messiah is among the seven things created before the world.
The ambiguity of victory over one's enemies is reflected in
a midrash on Ex.
Logion 3 is a much more highly developed and gnosticized version of the saying; the question and the two negations have disappeared, and in their place we have, in fact, a highly developed gnostic
midrash on the original affirmation, the Kingdom is entos hymon.
A splendid contemporary
midrash on that text is a book by Leon Kass, Toward a More Natural Science (Free Press).
Not exact matches
(II, 105) Having established the historicity of the baptism event, Meier is adamant that the narrative must be seen as a Christian
midrash, drawing
on various OT themes to assert the primacy of Jesus over John.
Try reading the Talmud or
Midrash and you'll find hundreds of different views and even contradictory ones
on a single topic.
I also recommend Hammer
on the Rock, edited by Nahum Glazer, which is an anthology of short teachings from
Midrash.
If you're interested in contemporary / feminist
midrash, don't miss The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary
on the Torah, edited by Ellen Frankel, which offers creative contemporary womens» response to Torah.
The
midrash rejoins here texts in the Old Testament and in the Jewish tradition, which are attentive to the risks of a cult of the nation and the temptation to a mythology
on the Ûbermensch.
This is the main point of the great array of parallels to Jesus» teaching adduced from the ancient Jewish tradition and literature, for example in Strack and Billerbeck's Commentary
on the New Testament from Talmud and
Midrash.
None the less, the rabbis strove for a balance in this matter, and their view is well expressed in
Midrash Exodus Rabbah 31
on Ex.
An ancient rabbinic method of exegesis called
midrash, which sought out and inevitably found the solution to problems perceived in the biblical text, resulted in the creation of an abundant mythology that eventually took
on a life of its own.
In addition to a helpful glossary and an indispensable index, The Literary Guide features some useful and, in several instances, excellent general essays such as Helen Elsom's superb treatment of the New Testament and Greco - Roman literature, Gerald L. Bruns's brilliant study of
midrash and allegory, and an interesting essay by Alter
on the characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 7:45 pm, Acclaimed fiber artist Laurie Wohl will give a presentation titled Textiles and Visual
Midrash.
Richard, I've written and published an entire novel (The Book of Lilith) based
on the
midrash developed to explain the discrepancy.