Divine prerogative and royal pretension : pragmatics, poetics and polemics in a narrative sequence about David (2 Samuel 5.17-7.29) / by Murray, Donald F.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 8 YAHWEH AND DAVID THROUGH DIFFERENCE AND DEFERENCE 2: AN INTRATEXTUAL CONTEXT TO THE POLEMIC IN 2 SAMUEL 5.17-7.29Chapter 9 YAHWEH AND ISRAEL: DEFERENCE OF DIFFERENCE; Glossary of Some Technical Terms; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Words; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects…”
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Genesis Rabbah in text and context /

Table of Contents: “…Between narrative and polemic : the Sabbath in Genesis Rabbah and the Babylonian Talmud /…”
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Untold tales of the Hasidim : crisis & discontent in the history of Hasidism / by Assaf, David

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Literary Hasidism : the life and works of Michael Levi Rodkinson / by Meir, Jonatan

Table of Contents: “…Polemics and perspectives -- The life and works of Michael Levi Rodkinson -- The beginnings of Hasidic hagiography -- Images of Hasidism : history, critique, and religious reform -- Rodkinson and neo-Hasidic literature.…”
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Sa'adyah Gaon / by Brody, Robert, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Sa'adyah, Polemicist and Publicist; Religious Debates; Polemic against Critics of the Bible; Polemic against the Karaites; The Calendar Dispute; Sefer Hagalui; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The Pentateuch as Torah : new models for understanding its promulgation and acceptance /

Table of Contents: “…Ratifying local law codes in an international age -- pt. 2. Prophets, polemics, and publishers : the growing importance of writing in Persian period Judah -- pt. 3. …”
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In search of the Hebrew people : Bible and nation in the German Enlightenment / by Ilany, Ofri

Table of Contents: “…The eighteenth-century polemic on the extermination of the Canaanites -- 4. …”
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Four approaches to the Book of Psalms : from Saadiah Gaon to Abraham Ibn Ezra / by Simon, Uriel

Table of Contents: “…The Exegetical Application: Radical reinterpretation -- V. Polemic and Truth: To what extent is Saadiah's approach to Psalms anchored in his thought? …”
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The Arabic translation and commentary of Yefet ben 'Eli the Karaite on the Book of Joshua / by Robinson, James T., Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century

Table of Contents: “…The possible influence of Saadia -- 7. Apologetic and polemical readings -- Introduction to the edition -- The manuscripts -- The Hebraized tradition -- The Arabized tradition -- Short fragments -- Format and method of editing -- The apparatuses -- Examples of variants in the First Apparatus -- Examples of variants in the Second Apparatus -- Sigla -- Appendix. …”
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A rivalry of genius : Jewish and Christian biblical interpretation in late antiquity / by Hirshman, Marc G.

Table of Contents: “…Passover and the Exodus in Origen's Writings and Rabbinic MidrashimLove and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen's Homilies -- The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome's Commentary -- Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview -- Back Matter -- Epilogue -- Appendix One: Approaches to the Study of Midrash in Rabbinic and Christian Writings -- Appendix Two: Methodological Remarks on Polemics and Midrash -- Notes -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index…”
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Temple portals : studies in aggadah and midrash in the Zohar / by Yiśreʼeli, ʻOded

Table of Contents: “…The "hidden-present": In the wake of the Zohar Conclusion ; Chapter 5: Adam's Sin: Its Meaning and Essence ; The meaning of Adam's sin: Polemical residues in nascent kabbalistic thought ; "He entered in tranquility and departed in terror": Original sin in the writings of R. …”
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The Hasidic parable / by Wineman, Aryeh

Table of Contents: “…The Exiled Prince and the Gem on the Ocean Floor: A Parable TraditionThe Polemics of an Hour of History -- Arms without Fire -- On the Inability to Hear the Melody -- A Holy Man's Dependence upon His Followers -- Parables by Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav -- To Break Down All the Doors and Locks -- Which Class Really Makes the Wheels Go Around? …”
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The Hebrew Bible reborn : from Holy Scripture to the Book of Books : a history of biblical culture and the battles over the Bible in modern Judaism / by Shaviṭ, Yaʻaḳov, 1944-

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