Marc Hirshman teaches midrash, talmud, and Rabbinic thought at the University of Haifa, the Hebrew University, and Oranim. He is a fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

• Preface 1. Biblical Interpretation in Its Late Antique Context 2. The Core of Contention: "They Are Not Israel … We Are Israel" 3. On Oratory and Writing: Exegete, Preacher, and Audience in Antiquity 4. The Exegetical Debate: Justin Martyr and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 5. The Ideological Contest: The Dialogue Between Jews and Gentiles in Genesis Rabbah 6. The Dialogue with Trypho and the Mekhilta: Selected Comparisons 7. Passover and the Exodus in Origen's Writings and Rabbinic Midrashim 8. Love and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen's Homilies 9. The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome's Commentary 10. Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview Epilogue Appendix One: Approaches to the Study of Midrash in Rabbinic and Christian Writings Appendix Two: Methodological Remarks on Polemics and Midrash Notes References Name Index Subject Index

Marc Hirshman teaches midrash, talmud, and Rabbinic thought at the University of Haifa, the Hebrew University, and Oranim. He is a fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

• Preface 1. Biblical Interpretation in Its Late Antique Context 2. The Core of Contention: "They Are Not Israel … We Are Israel" 3. On Oratory and Writing: Exegete, Preacher, and Audience in Antiquity 4. The Exegetical Debate: Justin Martyr and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 5. The Ideological Contest: The Dialogue Between Jews and Gentiles in Genesis Rabbah 6. The Dialogue with Trypho and the Mekhilta: Selected Comparisons 7. Passover and the Exodus in Origen's Writings and Rabbinic Midrashim 8. Love and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen's Homilies 9. The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome's Commentary 10. Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview Epilogue Appendix One: Approaches to the Study of Midrash in Rabbinic and Christian Writings Appendix Two: Methodological Remarks on Polemics and Midrash Notes References Name Index Subject Index

Marc Hirshman teaches midrash, talmud, and Rabbinic thought at the University of Haifa, the Hebrew University, and Oranim. He is a fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

• Preface 1. Biblical Interpretation in Its Late Antique Context 2. The Core of Contention: "They Are Not Israel … We Are Israel" 3. On Oratory and Writing: Exegete, Preacher, and Audience in Antiquity 4. The Exegetical Debate: Justin Martyr and the Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 5. The Ideological Contest: The Dialogue Between Jews and Gentiles in Genesis Rabbah 6. The Dialogue with Trypho and the Mekhilta: Selected Comparisons 7. Passover and the Exodus in Origen's Writings and Rabbinic Midrashim 8. Love and Holiness: The Midrash on Song of Songs and Origen's Homilies 9. The Midrash on Ecclesiastes and Jerome's Commentary 10. Christian and Rabbinic Writings: An Overview Epilogue Appendix One: Approaches to the Study of Midrash in Rabbinic and Christian Writings Appendix Two: Methodological Remarks on Polemics and Midrash Notes References Name Index Subject Index