Genesis Rabbah in Text and Context

Sarit Kattan Gribetz, David M. Grossberg, Martha Himmelfarb, Peter Schäfer

Genesis Rabbah, the earliest rabbinic commentary on the book of Genesis, was composed in Roman Palestine around the fifth century CE and continued to be studied throughout medieval and modern times. In this volume, an international team of scholars explores the literary formation and textual transmission of this work as well as the historical, cultural, religious, and political contexts in which it was composed. -- From back cover.