Pĕsiḳta dĕ-Rab̲ Kahăna : R. Kahana's compilation of discourses for Sabbaths and festal days
Long known only to scholars and specialists, this title is a masterpiece of midrashic literature. It is a collection of discourses for special Sabbaths and festival days compiled and organized during the fifth century. It was well known and studied from the end of fifth century until it disappeared sometime in the sixteenth century.
eBook, English, 2002
Jewish Publication Society, Philadephia, Pa., 2002
sermons
1 online resource
9781590454718, 9780827610095, 1590454715, 0827610092
53164416
Cover
Front Matter
Half title
Donor
Full title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Introduction to the New Edition
Introduction
I Contents
A. Origins, Uses, and Purposes
B.A Running Summary
C. The Basic Narrative
D. Doctrines
E. Matters Biographical, Historical, and Factual
II Structure
A. The Methods of Discourse in the Piska
B. Norms of Exegesis
III The Text
A. The History of the Text and Its Compiler
B. The Pesikta de-Rab Kahana and Its Contemporary Midrashim
C. The Translation
Piska 1
Piska 2
Piska 3
Piska 4. Piska 5
Piska 6
Piska 7
Piska 8
Piska 9
Piska 10
Piska 11
Piska 12
Piska 13
Piska 14
Piska 15
Piska 16
Piska 17
Piska 18
Piska 19
Piska 20
Piska 21
Piska 22
Piska 23
Piska 24
Piska 25
Piska 26
Piska 27
Piska 28
Supplement 1
Supplement 2
Supplement 3
Supplement 4
Supplement 5
Supplement 6
Supplement 7
Abbreviations
Glossary
Passages Cited
Authorities Cited
Subjects and Names
Plays on Words and Letters