Haggadah in Jewish Bible Study

Authors

Etan B. Levine, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Bridgeport

Publication Date

2-1-1969

Document Type

Article

Keywords

haggadah, jewish bible, haggadic scripture, abraham, faith, allegory, halevi, midrash, rabbi

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Christian Biblical interpreters adopted and adapted the interpretative principles and methods of their Jewish and Greek teachers and neighbors whenever and insofar as they judged them to be compatible with the Biblical text. One method of Scriptural interpretation and application in Judaism was that of Haggadah. Jesus used a form of this method when in Matt. 12:1-7 He added an interpretative story (Haggadah) about David and his soldiers to the Biblical principle that Yahweh desires mercy and not sacrifice.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Matthew 12:1-7; Joshua 7:1-26; Genesis 4:1-16;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Levine, Etan B. (1969) "Haggadah in Jewish Bible Study," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 40, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol40/iss1/9