For many years, the exegesis of the parables of Jesus was determined by assump­ tions that were largely purported by Adolf Jülicher and subsequently underwent only insignificant modification. The Kompendium der Gleichnisse Jesu (ed. R. Zimmermann, Gütersloh 2007), whose methodology and hermeneutics are explained in this article, takes a new route, as can be illustrated in four steps. From a his...

Abstract The late antique rabbis of Roman Palestine were seasoned jurists, experts on exegesis and legal interpretation. Yet rabbinic literature does not theorize. A positive account conceptions language therefore remains a desideratum. I choose an alternative approach. Legal reasoning relies to ground the determinacy law. Jurists must thus confront when it threatens undermine latter. Conversel...

The exegesis of sacred rites in the Talmud is subject to a restriction on the iteration and composition of inference rules. In order to determine the scope and limits of that restriction, the sages of the Talmud deploy those very same inference rules. We present the remarkable features of this early use of self-reference to navigate logical constraints and uncover the hidden complexity behind t...

In the Qur'an, there is a narrative about prophet named Ibrahim. The purpose of this research to analyze symbolic meanings included in that account. This type qualitative and focuses on study literature while adopting semiotic strategy. presentation covers themes Qur'an semiotics, structure supports birth Prophet Ibrahim AS, symbols revealed story AS Qur'an. [Covering issues semiotics] comes co...