Genesis and the narratives of origins in Jewish exegesis
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Jewish exegesis of the narratives of Genesis — creation, the flood, the patriarchs — gave rise to a tradition of interpretation of great richness. Rabbinic midrash, in collections such as Bereshit Rabba, unfolds narrative, homiletical, and legal readings of these foundational texts. In the Middle Ages, commentators such as Rashi favored the literal explanation (peshat) while integrating midrashic elements, whereas Maimonides offered philosophical readings. The kabbalists, notably in the Zohar, developed mystical interpretations associating the narratives of origins with the sefirot and the mysteries of divine creation. This hermeneutical plurality, which continues to the present day, illustrates the vitality of the Jewish reading of the biblical text.
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- Encyclopaedia Judaica — 2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
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