Why did Cain kill Abel? How did Cain kill Abel? Methodological reflections on the retelling of the Cain and Abel narrative in Bereshit Rabbah
This article begins with some reflections on the nature of the midrashic enterprise, focusing upon two major points. Any attempt to delineate the character of any biblical figure as he/she is presented in rabbinic literature is mistaken in its basic presuppositions. The Rabbis did not see the narrat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Donner Institute
2003
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Nordisk judaistik
Year: 2003, Volume: 24, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 79-94 |
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Abel
B (Biblical character) |
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