Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2004 under title: Rabbinic preachers and their audiences in the Amoraic midrashim Pesikta derav Kahana and Leviticus rabbah.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and indexes.
Contents
Introductions -- Pesikta deRav Kahana (PRK) on its own -- PRK in relation to what came before : Tannaitic comparisons -- PRK in historical context.
Summary
Through close textual analysis as well as a study of historical and literary context, this book shows how the amoraic midrashic collection Pesikta deRav Kahana developed a fresh homiletical language in an age of religious outreach and persuasion.
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