Textual Rivalries by Gilad Elbom - ISBN: 9781506481289
Hardcover
Kabbalah: Not mysticism, but a semiotic model reshaping biblical interpretation.

Textual Rivalries

Jesus, Midrash, and Kabbalah

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  • Hardcover

    210 pages

  • Release Date

    22 August 2022

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Summary

One of the central claims that Textual Rivalries makes is that the Kabbalah is often mislabeled as mysticism. Demystifying kabbalistic thought, Gilad Elbom treats it as a logical and consistent framework that promotes a new understanding of human-divine relations, social and psychological mechanisms, and the very idea of biblical interpretation. As such, the kabbalistic tradition becomes an early semiotic model that foreshadows modern modes of thinking, reading, and meaning-making.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781506481289
ISBN-10:1506481280
Author:Gilad Elbom
Publisher:Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Imprint:Fortress Press,U.S.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:210
Release Date:22 August 2022
Weight:318g
Dimensions:222mm x 146mm
About The Author

Gilad Elbom

Gilad Elbom is the author of Kabbalah as Literature: The Revolution of Interpretation (Fortress, 2024) and Textual Rivalries: Jesus, Midrash, and Kabbalah (Fortress, 2022). He is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and the University of North Dakota. He teaches biblical literature and contemporary Middle Eastern fiction at Oregon State University.

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