Burton L Visotzky
Biographic Data
| ID | 1441233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Burton L Visotzky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Burton L |
| FAMILY NAME | Visotzky |
| SIGNATURE | VISOTZKY B L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jewish Theological Seminary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction
The editor of the special issue on Midrash discusses the history of the genre Midrash as reception of the Hebrew Bible and its evolution during the period from ca. 70–1070 CE
The Reception of the Bible in Geonic Literature
This article surveys the reception of the Bible in rabbinic literature during the period from the close of the Talmud until the rise of Rashi and the medieval commentators who followed him – from approximately 650 to 1050 CE. It considers works of midrash and mysticism, as well as works of individual Geonim. The article charts the eclipse of biblical authority in the period, and its reemergence in Europe at the end of the Geonic era
The Misnomers »Petihah« and »Homiletic Midrash« as Descriptions for Leviticus Rabbah and Pesikta De-Rav Kahana
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Golden Bells and Pomegranates
Burton L. Visotzky surveys the scholarly literature on Midrash Leviticus Rabbah, a 5th century rabbinic anthology. He presents the findings of his own research that Leviticus Rabbah is a quasi-encyclopedic miscellany of rabbinic thought and commentaries on Torah and its study. He outlines the content of Leviticus Rabbah, its novel elements of style, structure, and redaction. The results of this analysis place the text at a turning point in rabbin…
From Mesopotamia To Modernity
Fathers of the World
Fathers of the World. Essay in Rabbinic and Patristic Literatures
The Midrash on Proverbs
The Midrash on Proverbs, a ninth-century collection of rabbinical commentary on the Book of Proverbs, is now available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. Burton L. Visotzky here provides a lucid translation of the work from his annotated critical edition of the Hebrew text, Midrash Mishle. Midrash Mishle is a watershed in midrashic literature, for it marks the point at which broader forms of classical midrash on the Scriptures gave…
Society, the Sacred, and Scripture in Ancient Judaism . Jack N. Lightstone
Three Syriac Cruxes
Prolegomenon to the Study of Jewish-Christianities in Rabbinic Literature
They just don't fit very neatly; they never did. Ever since it became clear that the law-free mission to the gentiles would create a church and not a synagogue, Jewish-Christianity has been an uncomfortable reality with which to deal. The “Synagogue” didn't like it. The “Church Catholic” didn't like it. And modern scholarship, far less ready to accept the vagaries of a religion that resembles but cannot be made to fit known varieties of religion,…
"Lochs's "Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament
Overturning the Lamp
L'expression renverser la lampe dans les calomnies de la polemique des paiens contre les Chretiens, des Juifs contre les Chretiens, des Chretiens contre les gnostiques et autres heretiques, etc. L'expression est entendue d'abord au sens propre, liee aux accusations de debordements sexuels (on renverse la lampe pour faire l'obscurite), puis au sens figure : retourner les affirmations de l'adversaire contre lui. Auteurs ou oeuvres cites : Celse, Ju…
"Viviano's "Study as Worship
Most Tender and Fairest of Women
Midrashic literature often employs the exegesis of a biblical text as the source for a story. When the story is coupled with a historic person, a legend is born. Since there are historic aspects to the legend, its historicity is sometimes uncritically accepted in its entirety. In most instances, however, the fictional content of a legend far exceeds its historical content. Some of these legends continue to flourish and evolve into baroque narrati…
Prolegomenon to the Study of Jewish-Christianities in Rabbinic Literature
They just don't fit very neatly; they never did. Ever since it became clear that the law-free mission to the gentiles would create a church and not a synagogue, Jewish-Christianity has been an uncomfortable reality with which to deal. The “Synagogue” didn't like it. The “Church Catholic” didn't like it. And modern scholarship, far less ready to accept the vagaries of a religion that resembles but cannot be made to fit known varieties of religion,…
Overturning the Lamp
L'expression renverser la lampe dans les calomnies de la polemique des paiens contre les Chretiens, des Juifs contre les Chretiens, des Chretiens contre les gnostiques et autres heretiques, etc. L'expression est entendue d'abord au sens propre, liee aux accusations de debordements sexuels (on renverse la lampe pour faire l'obscurite), puis au sens figure : retourner les affirmations de l'adversaire contre lui. Auteurs ou oeuvres cites : Celse, Ju…
Most Tender and Fairest of Women
Midrashic literature often employs the exegesis of a biblical text as the source for a story. When the story is coupled with a historic person, a legend is born. Since there are historic aspects to the legend, its historicity is sometimes uncritically accepted in its entirety. In most instances, however, the fictional content of a legend far exceeds its historical content. Some of these legends continue to flourish and evolve into baroque narrati…
"Viviano's "Study as Worship
Overturning the Lamp
L'expression renverser la lampe dans les calomnies de la polemique des paiens contre les Chretiens, des Juifs contre les Chretiens, des Chretiens contre les gnostiques et autres heretiques, etc. L'expression est entendue d'abord au sens propre, liee aux accusations de debordements sexuels (on renverse la lampe pour faire l'obscurite), puis au sens figure : retourner les affirmations de l'adversaire contre lui. Auteurs ou oeuvres cites : Celse, Ju…
"Lochs's "Rabbinic Commentary on the New Testament
Prolegomenon to the Study of Jewish-Christianities in Rabbinic Literature
They just don't fit very neatly; they never did. Ever since it became clear that the law-free mission to the gentiles would create a church and not a synagogue, Jewish-Christianity has been an uncomfortable reality with which to deal. The “Synagogue” didn't like it. The “Church Catholic” didn't like it. And modern scholarship, far less ready to accept the vagaries of a religion that resembles but cannot be made to fit known varieties of religion,…
Society, the Sacred, and Scripture in Ancient Judaism . Jack N. Lightstone
Three Syriac Cruxes
Fathers of the World
Fathers of the World. Essay in Rabbinic and Patristic Literatures
The Midrash on Proverbs
The Midrash on Proverbs, a ninth-century collection of rabbinical commentary on the Book of Proverbs, is now available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. Burton L. Visotzky here provides a lucid translation of the work from his annotated critical edition of the Hebrew text, Midrash Mishle. Midrash Mishle is a watershed in midrashic literature, for it marks the point at which broader forms of classical midrash on the Scriptures gave…
From Mesopotamia To Modernity
Golden Bells and Pomegranates
Burton L. Visotzky surveys the scholarly literature on Midrash Leviticus Rabbah, a 5th century rabbinic anthology. He presents the findings of his own research that Leviticus Rabbah is a quasi-encyclopedic miscellany of rabbinic thought and commentaries on Torah and its study. He outlines the content of Leviticus Rabbah, its novel elements of style, structure, and redaction. The results of this analysis place the text at a turning point in rabbin…
The Misnomers »Petihah« and »Homiletic Midrash« as Descriptions for Leviticus Rabbah and Pesikta De-Rav Kahana
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Introduction
The editor of the special issue on Midrash discusses the history of the genre Midrash as reception of the Hebrew Bible and its evolution during the period from ca. 70–1070 CE
The Reception of the Bible in Geonic Literature
This article surveys the reception of the Bible in rabbinic literature during the period from the close of the Talmud until the rise of Rashi and the medieval commentators who followed him – from approximately 650 to 1050 CE. It considers works of midrash and mysticism, as well as works of individual Geonim. The article charts the eclipse of biblical authority in the period, and its reemergence in Europe at the end of the Geonic era
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