Approaches to Medieval Jewish Exegesis (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages (SSBMA)

Organizer Name

Lesley-Anne Dyer

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Texas-Austin

Presider Name

Lesley-Anne Dyer

Paper Title 1

Approaching Twelfth-Century Exegesis in the North of France

Presenter 1 Name

Robbie Harris

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Jewish Theological Seminary

Paper Title 2

Esau Honored His Father: A Counter-Polemical Trope

Presenter 2 Name

Devorah Schoenfeld

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Loyola Univ. Chicago

Paper Title 3

The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Biblical Interpretation: A History of Ideas Approach

Presenter 3 Name

Jason Kalman

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Start Date

10-5-2013 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II 201

Description

This roundtable discusses approaches to Medieval Jewish Exegesis. Its aim is to highlight issues and strategies that might help younger scholars interested in conducting research in this field and those that need to teach the subject in the classroom.

Lesley-Ann Dyer