Beyond the Sacred Text: The Role of Emotions in Rabbinic and Patristic Exegesis on Genesis 22
(2014) TRVM50 20141Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
- Abstract
- The thesis explores the exegetical techniques of the Rabbis and the Fathers of the Church.
The thesis focuses on a particular method, namely the usage of emotions by the Rabbis and the Fathers and their attempt to explain the Biblical text of Genesis 22. The aim is to understand the highly diverse ‘extra-biblical’ developments, which can help us glimpse into the post-biblical, Rabbinic and Patristic ‘mind’ of the 2nd century BCE - 6th century CE.
The main aim of this study is to understand how do this authors sought to explore, by means of literary language and exegesis the human emotions and for what purpose. This way we can understand better how these authoritative Rabies and Fathers understood and ‘technically explored’ the... (More) - The thesis explores the exegetical techniques of the Rabbis and the Fathers of the Church.
The thesis focuses on a particular method, namely the usage of emotions by the Rabbis and the Fathers and their attempt to explain the Biblical text of Genesis 22. The aim is to understand the highly diverse ‘extra-biblical’ developments, which can help us glimpse into the post-biblical, Rabbinic and Patristic ‘mind’ of the 2nd century BCE - 6th century CE.
The main aim of this study is to understand how do this authors sought to explore, by means of literary language and exegesis the human emotions and for what purpose. This way we can understand better how these authoritative Rabies and Fathers understood and ‘technically explored’ the Scriptures, what was the relation between the Scriptures, the community of faith and the oral traditions, what role did the human psychic and the emotions played in understanding, addressing, expressing and exploring various issues by means of creating literary personages. These issues can be purely exegetic rules or traditions, social concerns, theodicy problems, doctrines, religious and moral ideals and so on. (Less)
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- Ginju, Adrian-Augustin LU
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- TRVM50 20141
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- 2014
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- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- English
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- 4523252
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@misc{4523252, abstract = {{The thesis explores the exegetical techniques of the Rabbis and the Fathers of the Church. The thesis focuses on a particular method, namely the usage of emotions by the Rabbis and the Fathers and their attempt to explain the Biblical text of Genesis 22. The aim is to understand the highly diverse ‘extra-biblical’ developments, which can help us glimpse into the post-biblical, Rabbinic and Patristic ‘mind’ of the 2nd century BCE - 6th century CE. The main aim of this study is to understand how do this authors sought to explore, by means of literary language and exegesis the human emotions and for what purpose. This way we can understand better how these authoritative Rabies and Fathers understood and ‘technically explored’ the Scriptures, what was the relation between the Scriptures, the community of faith and the oral traditions, what role did the human psychic and the emotions played in understanding, addressing, expressing and exploring various issues by means of creating literary personages. These issues can be purely exegetic rules or traditions, social concerns, theodicy problems, doctrines, religious and moral ideals and so on.}}, author = {{Ginju, Adrian-Augustin}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Beyond the Sacred Text: The Role of Emotions in Rabbinic and Patristic Exegesis on Genesis 22}}, year = {{2014}}, }