Eliezer Segal
Biographic Data
| ID | 3831359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eliezer Segal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eliezer |
| FAMILY NAME | Segal |
| SIGNATURE | SEGAL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Sodom
As an illustration of the phenomena of “filtered absorption” or “controlled incorporation” of Greek and Roman culture into late classical Judaism, this article focuses on the depiction of Abraham’s servant, identified as Eliezer, in a passage in b. Sanh 109b, which consists largely of confrontations—several of them of a decidedly humorous or satirical nature—with the perverse laws, judges, and citizens of biblical Sodom. The manner in which Eliez…
Ask Now of the Days that are Past
composedtoaccompanyadvertisingsupplementson thosethemes,andIamconfidentthattheirintegrity andreadabilitywerenotcompromisedbythatfact.This collection attests to my fascination with Jewishhistoryandtradition,andmyconvictionthat old Jewish documents can be relevant to our contemporarysituation.Mystimulatingexperiencesin a Department of Religious Studies have convinced methatmanyofthephenomenathatIonceregarded as distinctive or idiosyncratic to the J…
Rabbi Eleazar's Peruṭah
Jewish Marriage in Antiquity . Michael L. Satlow
Tosefta Bava Kamma: A Structural and Analytic Commentary with a Mishna-Tosefta Synopsis
The Few Contained the Many: Rabbinic Perspectives on the Miraculous and the Impossible
Introducing Tosefta: Textual, Intratextual and Intertextual Studies
The Babylonian Esther Midrash: A Critical Commentary
The Exegetical Craft of the Zohar: Toward an Appreciation
As a consequence of the specialization that thrives in current humanistic studies, it is not surprising that scholarship has tended to classify the literary creations of the past into fixed compartments. In the study of medieval Judaism, it is particularly common to follow the traditional division of disciplines into philosophy, Kabbalah, and rabbinism—a categorization that was indeed promoted by the medievals themselves. Following this way of th…
Sarah and Iscah: Method and Message in Midrashic Tradition
Justice, Mercy and a Bird's Nest
"The Same from Beginning to End" on the Development of a Midrashic Homily
Variant Traditions of Cases (עובדא) in the Babylonian Talmud
The Terminology of Case-Citation in the Babylonian Talmud
The Terminology of Case-Citation in the Babylonian Talmud
Variant Traditions of Cases (עובדא) in the Babylonian Talmud
"The Same from Beginning to End" on the Development of a Midrashic Homily
Justice, Mercy and a Bird's Nest
The Exegetical Craft of the Zohar: Toward an Appreciation
As a consequence of the specialization that thrives in current humanistic studies, it is not surprising that scholarship has tended to classify the literary creations of the past into fixed compartments. In the study of medieval Judaism, it is particularly common to follow the traditional division of disciplines into philosophy, Kabbalah, and rabbinism—a categorization that was indeed promoted by the medievals themselves. Following this way of th…
Sarah and Iscah: Method and Message in Midrashic Tradition
The Babylonian Esther Midrash: A Critical Commentary
Introducing Tosefta: Textual, Intratextual and Intertextual Studies
Jewish Marriage in Antiquity . Michael L. Satlow
Tosefta Bava Kamma: A Structural and Analytic Commentary with a Mishna-Tosefta Synopsis
The Few Contained the Many: Rabbinic Perspectives on the Miraculous and the Impossible
Ask Now of the Days that are Past
composedtoaccompanyadvertisingsupplementson thosethemes,andIamconfidentthattheirintegrity andreadabilitywerenotcompromisedbythatfact.This collection attests to my fascination with Jewishhistoryandtradition,andmyconvictionthat old Jewish documents can be relevant to our contemporarysituation.Mystimulatingexperiencesin a Department of Religious Studies have convinced methatmanyofthephenomenathatIonceregarded as distinctive or idiosyncratic to the J…
Rabbi Eleazar's Peruṭah
A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Sodom
As an illustration of the phenomena of “filtered absorption” or “controlled incorporation” of Greek and Roman culture into late classical Judaism, this article focuses on the depiction of Abraham’s servant, identified as Eliezer, in a passage in b. Sanh 109b, which consists largely of confrontations—several of them of a decidedly humorous or satirical nature—with the perverse laws, judges, and citizens of biblical Sodom. The manner in which Eliez…
Philosophy (12 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (11 works) · History (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Judaism (7 works) · History (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works)