Biblical Interpretation in Judaism and Christianity

I. Jewish Exegesis through the Generations 1.Francis Landy, The Temple in the Story of the Akedah (Genesis 22) 2.Ehud Ben Zvi, Revisiting "Boiling in Fire" (2 Chr 35:13) and Related Passover Questions Text: Exegetical Needs, Concerns and General Implications 3.Alan Cooper, On the Typology of Jewish Psalms Interpretation 4.Moshe Aberbach and Isaac Kalimi, Targumic and Midrashic Exegesis in Contradiction to the Peshat of Biblical Text 5.Rimmon Kasher, The Palestinian Targums to Genesis 4:8 - A New Approach to an Old Controversy 6.Rivka B. Kern Ulmer, Visions of Egypt in Midrash: 'Pharaoh's Birthday' and the 'Nile Festival' 7.Steven Fine, The United Colors of the Menorah: Some Byzantine and Medieval Perspectives on the Biblical Lampstand 8.Herbert W. Basser, Kabbalistic Teaching in the Commentary of Job by Moses Nahmanides

II. Jewish Exegesis and Christianity 9.Lawrence H. Schiffman, Biblical Exegesis in the Passion Narratives and the Dead Sea Scrolls 10.J. Harold Ellens, Exegesis of Second Temple Texts in a Fourth Gospel Son of Man Logion 11.John T. Townsend, Christianity in Rabbinic Literature

III. Jewish Bible Translation and Exegesis, and Modern Biblical Study 12.Frederick E. Greenspahn, Why Jews Translate the Bible? 13.Alan Levenson, The Rise of Modern Jewish Bible Studies: Preliminary Reflections 14.Tirzah Meacham, Review of Isaac Kalimi, Early Jewish Exegesis and Theological Controversy 15.Isaac Kalimi, Jewish Theological and Exegetical Approaches to the Hebrew Bible: A Response to T. Meacham