Article: Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer: Nach der Edition Venedig 1544 unter Berucksichtigung der Edition Warschau 1852.(Book review)

Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer: Nach der Edition Venedig 1544 unter Berucksichtigung der Edition Warschau 1852. Edited and translated by DAGMAR BORNER-KLEIN. Studia Judaica, vol. 26. Berlin: WALTER DE GRUYTER, 2004. Pp. xlix + 800. [euro]198.

Pirqe de-rabbi Eli'ezer (hereafter PRE) is not easily classified within the canon of rabbinic literature. Although the genre of the work is clearly related to midrashic literature, it does not have the major formal characteristics of midrash, such as consistently attributing statements to various Rabbis. Furthermore, PRE rarely utilizes the established hermeneutical rules generally found in midrashic works. On the other hand, PRE is similar ...

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