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Scripture and Tradition: Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash. Sifra
Azzan Yadin-Israel
Introduction PART I. A HERMENEUTIC OF CAMOUFLAGE Chapter 1. The Sifra as Midrash: Hermeneutic Markedness Chapter 2. The Sifra as Midrash: Vacuity and Semantic Discontinuity Chapter 3. Terminological Identity and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage Chapter 4. “On the Basis of This, They Said” (Mikan Amru) and the Role of Scripture PART II. THE CURIOUS CAREER OF BARRI AKIVA Chapter 5. Rabbi Akiva the Interpreter: From the Mishnah to the Talmud Chapter 6. Rabbi Akiva, the Anonymous Sifra, and the Hermeneutics of Camouflage Chapter 7. Rabbi Akiva’s Biographical Transformation PART III. MIDRASH AND HALAKHOT: A REEVALUATION Chapter 8. The Anomaly of Tannaitic Literature: Interpretation, Revelation, and Mysteries Excursus. Oral Tradition as the Site of Esotericism Chapter 9. Midrash and Extra-Scriptural Tradition: A Synchronic Model Conclusion: Rabbi Akiva and the Ironic Triumph of Midrash Appendix: Hebrew Sources List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments