Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi's commentary on the Garden of Eden story: between exegesis and religious thought

This essay investigates Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi's commentary on the story of the Garden of Eden, first exploring his method of Bible commentary in general. In his interpretation of the Bible he vehemently distances himself from allegorical interpretation that abandons the plain meaning of the t...

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Subtitles:Abstract of Hebrew Article
Main Author: Ohana, Michal (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2018]
In: AJS review
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 489
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paradise / Exegesis / Allegory
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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