@article{d4f4db8c-d4c1-4857-a7c8-8b90aabdd862, author = {Maja Sowińska}, title = {The Apostle by Sholem Asch as a Haggadic Midrash of The Book  of Acts and the Pauline Epistles }, journal = {Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia}, volume = {2017}, number = {Volume 15}, year = {2018}, issn = {1733-5760}, pages = {63-72},keywords = {Sholem Asch; midrash; Apostle; New Testament; Pauline epistles}, abstract = {This article proposes that the second part of Sholem Asch’s christological trilogy—the novel The Apostle—be considered as a form of haggadic midrash of The Book of Acts and Pauline epistles. By giving certain examples, the author explains why the ‘midrash key’ differs in this case from a simple fictionalisation of New Testament texts—and further discusses what this reveals about the attitudes, expectations and desires of Asch himself.}, doi = {10.4467/20843925SJ.17.004.8173}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/scripta-judaica-cracoviensia/artykul/the-apostle-by-sholem-asch-as-a-haggadic-midrash-of-the-book-of-acts-and-the-pauline-epistles} }