Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature)

Proceeding by means of intensive readings of passages from the early midrash on Exodus The Mekilta, Boyarin proposes a new theory of midrash that rests in part on an understanding of the heterogeneity of the biblical text and the constraining force of rabbinic ideology on the production of midrash. In a forceful combination of theory and reading, Boyarin raises profound questions concerning the interplay between history, ideology, and interpretation. Intertextuality and the Reading of Midrash......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Introduction......Page 9 Note on the Translations......Page 14 Reading Heinemann's Darkhe ha'aggadah......Page 15 Toward a New Theory of Midrash......Page 25 The Plan of the Book......Page 33 Between Literature and Hermeneutics......Page 36 Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Citation......Page 40 3 Textual Heterogeneity in the Torah and the Dialectic of the Mekilta: The Midrash vs. Source Criti.........Page 53 Gap-Filling and Midrashic Indeterminacy......Page 55 Reading the Repetition......Page 63 Summary......Page 70 4 Dual Signs, Ambiguity, and the Dialectic of Intertextual Readings......Page 71 Verbal Ambiguity, the Dual Sign, and the Double Reading......Page 72 Voices in the Text......Page 85 5 Interpreting in Ordinary Language: The Mashal as Intertext......Page 94 6 The Sea Resists: Midrash and the (Psycho) Dynamics of Intertextuality......Page 107 7 The Song Of Songs, Lock Or Key: The Holy Song As A Mashal......Page 119 8 Between Intertextuality and History: The Martyrdom of Rabbi Akiva......Page 131 Epilogue......Page 142 Introduction......Page 144 1. Toward a New Theory of Midrash......Page 145 2. Reciting the Torah......Page 149 3. Textual Heterogeneity in the Torah and the Dialectic of the Mekilta......Page 153 4. Dual Signs, Ambiguity, and the Dialectic of Intertextual Readings......Page 156 5. Interpreting in Ordinary Language......Page 163 6. The Sea Resists......Page 164 7. The Song of Songs, Lock or Key......Page 168 8. Between Intertexuality and History......Page 170 F......Page 173 P......Page 174 Y......Page 175 Toward A New Theory Of Midrash -- Reciting The Torah: The Function Of Quotation In The Midrash -- Textual Heterogeneity In The Torah And The Dialectic Of The Mekilta: The Midrash Vs. Source Criticism As Reading Strategies -- Dual Signs, Ambiguity, And The Dialectic Of Intertextual Readings -- Interpreting In Ordinary Language: The Mashal As Intertext -- The Sea Resists: Midrash And The (psycho) Dynamics Of Intertextuality -- The Song Of Songs, Lock Or Key: The Holy Song As A Mashal -- Between Intertextuality And History: The Martyrdom Of Rabbi Akiva. Daniel Boyarin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.