Litterära former i Mishna

Authors

• Nils Martola Åbo akademi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30752/nj.69419

Keywords:

Mishnah -- Criticism, Literary, Bible, Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, Jewish, Halacha

Abstract

The article furnishes a survey of some literary forms in Mishna, based on the studies by Neusner and Goldberg. After some general remarks on the study of Mishna from a formal point of view, the survey begins with an introductory example. MPesahîm 10 is given in translation, followed by a short commentary pointing out some of the literary characteristics of the chapter. The description of literary forms unfolds in the following way: Halachic sayings, utterances, anonymous sayings, Halachic narratives, precedence, ordinances, interpretation of Scripture, Midrash, Scriptural proof etc.