Typology and the Transfiguration of Rabbi Aqiva (Pesiqta de Rav Kahana 4:7 and BT Menahot 29b)

The present essay introduces the Christian tradition of typology and its understanding of the transfiguration scene, with special emphasis on the Syriac tradition, and then revisits a Palestinian story clarifying the relationship of Moses to Rabbi Aqiva and its Babylonian retelling(Pesiqta de Rav Ka...

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1. VerfasserIn: Zellentin, Holger Michael 1976- (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2018]
In: Jewish studies quarterly
Jahr: 2018, Band: 25, Heft: 3, Seiten: 239-268
weitere Schlagwörter:B RABBINIC HERMENEUTICS
B MOSES IN RABBINIC JUDAISM
B Jewish-Christian relations
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Zusammenfassung:The present essay introduces the Christian tradition of typology and its understanding of the transfiguration scene, with special emphasis on the Syriac tradition, and then revisits a Palestinian story clarifying the relationship of Moses to Rabbi Aqiva and its Babylonian retelling(Pesiqta de Rav Kahana 4:7 and BT Menahot 29b). Iargue that previous treatments of both stories have overlooked two important possibilities: first, that both rabbinic stories should be understood in the framework of Jewish and especially of Christian typology, and second, thatthe Bavli story features playful allusions to and implementations of key features of the Christian tradition of understanding the transfiguration, as epitomized by the Gospel narratives, by their patristic retellings, by material culture, and most importantly by their resonance in Christianpopular discourse.
ISSN:1868-6788
Enthält:Enthalten in: Jewish studies quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/jsq-2018-0013