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The Apostle by Sholem Asch as a Haggadic Midrash of The Book  of Acts and the Pauline Epistles 

Publication date: 15.03.2018

Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia, 2017, Volume 15, pp. 63 - 72

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843925SJ.17.004.8173

Authors

Maja Sowińska
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
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Titles

The Apostle by Sholem Asch as a Haggadic Midrash of The Book  of Acts and the 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.

References

Source literature

Asch, S. (1939), The Nazarene, trans. M. Samuel, New York.

Asch, S. (1943), The Apostle, trans. M. Samuel, New York.

Asch, S. (1945), One Destiny: An Epistle to the Christians, New York.

Asch, S. (1949a), Mary, trans. L. Steinberg, New York.

Asch, S. (1949b), The Apostle, trans. M. Samuel, London.

Asz Sz. (1943), Der man fun Natseres, New York: Kultur Farlag, vol. 1-2.

The Book of Acts, Pauline Epistles, [in:] Holy Bible. King James Version (KJV), pub. HarperCollins Religious, 2008.

Secondary literature

Baumgarten, J. (2005), Introduction to Old Yiddish Literature, ed. and trans. J.C. Frakes, Oxford.

Intrater, A. (2011), Who Ate Lunch with Abraham? The appearances of God in the form of Man in the Hebrew Scriptures, Peoria.

Rosik, M., Rapoport, I. (2009), Wprowadzenie do literatury egzegezy żydowskiej okresu biblijnego rabinicznego, Wrocław.

Siegel, B. (1976), The Controversial Sholem Asch: An Introduction to His Fiction, Bowling Green, OH.

Sitarz, M. (2010), Literatura jako medium pamięci. Świat powieści Szolema Asza, Kraków.

Kalinowski, D. (ed.) (2011), Szalom Asz. Polskie żydowskie konteksty twórczości, Kutno.

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Kuligowska-Korzeniewska, A., Adamczyk-Garbowska, M. (eds.) (2013), Szolem Asz. Dramaty. Wybór, Kutno.

 

Internet sources

Ginzberg, L., Adam Kadmon; Jewish Encyclopedia, http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/761-adam-kadmon [accessed 26 October 2017].

Żebrowski R., Hag(g)ada, in: Polski Słownik Judaistyczny Żydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego, http://www.jhi.pl/psj/hag(g)ada [accessed 15 Juny 2017].

Information

Information: Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia, 2017, Volume 15, pp. 63 - 72

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

The Apostle by Sholem Asch as a Haggadic Midrash of The Book  of Acts and the Pauline Epistles 

English:

The Apostle by Sholem Asch as a Haggadic Midrash of The Book  of Acts and the Pauline Epistles 

Authors

Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Published at: 15.03.2018

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Maja Sowińska (Author) - 100%

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