The Return of the Repressed: Pirqe De-Rabbi Eliezer and the PseudepigraphaThis study analyzes mythic narratives, found in the 8th century midrashic text Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer (PRE), that were excluded, or repressed , from the rabbinic canon, while preserved in the Pseudepigrapha of the Second Temple period. Examples include the role of the Samael (i.e. Satan) in the Garden of Eden, the myth of the Fallen Angels, Elijah as zealot, and Jonah as a Messianic figure. The questions are why these exegetical traditions were excluded, in what context did they resurface, and how did the author have access to these apocryphal texts. The book addresses the assumptions that underlie classic rabbinic literature and later breaches of that exegetical tradition in PRE, while engaging in a study of the genre, dating, and status of PRE as apocalyptic eschatology. |
Contents
The Authority of Pirqe deRabbi Eliezer | 23 |
The Historical Context | 35 |
The Problem of the Origin of Evil | 49 |
Adam Eve and the Serpent the First Version | 71 |
The Myth of the Fallen Angels | 109 |
Introduction to the Etiological Narratives | 141 |
The Jewish Myth of Prometheus or The First | 151 |
Rosh Hodesh as a Womens Holiday | 169 |
Jonahs Sojourn in the Netherworld | 211 |
Conclusion | 259 |
The Relationship between PRE and Liturgy | 265 |
A Diplomatic Edition of PRE 30 The Banishment | 275 |
A Diplomatic Version of Chapter 13 Adam Eve | 281 |
A Diplomatic Version of PRE Chapter 20 | 289 |
A Diplomatic Version of a Selection from | 293 |
Bibliography | 311 |
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The Return of the Repressed: Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer and the Pseudepigrapha Rachel Adelman Limited preview - 2009 |
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