Marc Hirshman teaches midrash, talmud, and Rabbinic thought at the University of Haifa, the Hebrew University, and Oranim. He is a fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Preface

1. Biblical Interpretation in Its Late Antique Context

2. The Core of Contention: "They Are Not Israel ... We Are Israel"

3. On Oratory and Writing: Exegete, Preacher, and Audience in Antiquity

4. The Exegetical Debate: Justin Martyr and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew

5. The Ideological Contest: The Dialogue Between Jews and Gentiles in Genesis Rabbah

6. The Dialogue with Trypho and the Mekhilta: Selected Comparisons

7. Passover and the Exodus in Origen's Writings and Rabbinic Midrashim

8. Love and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen's Homilies

9. The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome's Commentary

10. Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview

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