A theological system and structure form foundations of, and are realized in detail by, the Rabbinic Midrash. That system, comprised by active category formations, turns facts into knowledge and knowledge into propositions of a theological character. The structure embodies the paradigm that solves new problems. So, the Rabbinic Midrash exegesis pertaining to theological matters proves coherent. Rabbinic Midrash follows a cogent theological program and sets forth an orderly theological construction. This work defines the principal parts of the theological system that animated the Rabbinic sages encounter with Scripture as embodied in the Rabbinic Midrash; and shows how these parts form a theological system.

About the Author
Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. He is also a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and Life Member of Clare Hall at Cambridge University, England. He has published numerous books with University Press of America on Jewish studies, in particular Rabbinic Judaism.

Reviews
This splendid book is the fruit of many years of analyzing individual rabbinic documents....The author offers insightful analyses based upon a sound methodology that is well defined and readily accessible to the reader. The Theological Foundations of Rabbinic Midrash is an indispensable work of higher criticism and scholarship for all interested in the foundational system of rabbinic thought and theology. * Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2007) *



Book Information
ISBN 9780761834892
Author Jacob Neusner
Format Paperback
Page Count 342
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 513g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 160mm * 27mm