Rabbinic Reflections on Divine– Human Interactions: Speaking in Parables on the Miracle of Pregnancy and Birth

Galit Hasan-Rokem; Israel J. Yuval

doi:10.5117/9789462984462_ch07

Rabbinic Reflections on Divine– Human Interactions: Speaking in Parables on the Miracle of Pregnancy and Birth

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Abstract

This article approaches the question of tolerance by focusing on the topic of miraculous births, shared by both Jews and Christians. An analysis of chapter 14 of Leviticus Rabbah, dated to the first half of the fifth century, reveals contacts between the rabbinic text and Origen’s homilies on Leviticus, which elaborate on the same biblical texts. Jews and Christians shared the idea of God’s unquestionable power to perform miracles, but whereas the Christian discourse on miraculous birth in general addressed the birth of Jesus, the rabbis diverted the discourse to all human births.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tolerance, Intolerance, and Recognition in Early Christianity and Early Judaism
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	195-226
Number of pages	32
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040788271
ISBN (Print)	9789462984462
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5117/9789462984462_ch07
State	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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Keywords

Leviticus
Miraculous births
Origen
Theology
Tolerance

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