The Lion is Hungry, and the Chameleon does not Eat: Jewish Midrashic Traditions Concerning the Animals in Noah’s Ark

The Midrashic literature relates to several lacunae in the story of Noah’s ark in the biblical text and presents the reader with a wider narrative that includes educational and theological messages. The current study focuses on how the Midrashim combine various species of animals in the narrative of...

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Main Author: Shemesh, Avraham Ofir 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2021
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-65
Further subjects:B illustrated medieval sources
B the flood
B Midrashic literature
B zikita
B Noah’s ark
B rabbinical literature
B biblical animals
B lions and bears
B Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer
B aggadic homilies
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